Ah, but the roses grow everywhere
out on Meadow Point in Lamoine
the gardeners from the rich homes on Mt Desert
cut them and threw them in the ocean
and they took over the shore here
where the local people live
They are beautiful and smell wonderful
and we all love them
but my daughter and I suffer through the brush
scratched and mosquito bitten
hoping to find a Trillium
that is small, plain and smells awful
and we are ten times more excited when we find one
because it is rare and exotic
and we had to work to get to see it
Anyone can appreciate outworn beauty
and claim it as their vision
but only true souls look beyond
the sights and smells and locations
of the superficial sense appeal
to appreciate the ones that grow
in the dark, hidden places
look plain, smell funny
and are exquisite in their uniqueness
Adding your comment:
It was good...I appreciate it.Good luck in the contest.
