Palest of shading Softest of hue White tinged with yellow Pink tinged with blue Scents sweet and lingering Leaves shaded green Petals unblemished With new buds between Roots in the sweet earth Flowers face the sun Some of them dying Some not begun Bent by the winds Fed by the rain Dying away And then coming again Dappled in sunlight Blanketed in snow Resting, restoring Then starting to grow Bold in bright sunlight Wilting by noon Gentle in twilight Soft in the moon Noisy with birdsong Humming with bees A corner of paradise Created to please.
