lupin

Statuesque

in stone
and petaled forms
a nobility of beauty

they were young
and curious
about the world

purple blue
she-wolf
running wild

wading through
the fern fronds
the world a sea of green

lupin shared their secrets
of beauty, bloom and seed
summer spread across the field

cloudy day
the lupin shine
a blue that smiles for the sky

in their meadow kingdom
lupin minarets flank
bluebirds’ castle

flower of the roman empire
conquers fields
with abundant seed

An individual stalk of subtle complexity
contains the sum of the field’s beauty.

A meeting of friends in the meadow.
Quaker Bonnets gather
offering their quiet beauty to the whole of the land.