Dandies
Oh so
beautiful
Majestic
magnificent
Ferocious in
protecting your deeply rooted territory
But you are
welcome, you know, always,
with your yellow
heads of happiness
feast for bees and
for my eyes
As you cautiously
peer and then erupt with a roar
In a brave show of
beautiful colour
It's hard to
believe we once
Shot to kill,
uprooted and exiled you
I'm grateful for
your forgiveness and for your return
-You are always
welcome here-
And later, when
your fancy fades to fairy dust
-As happens to us
all-
I will watch in
wonder as you drift up, leading the way
And I will pray for
your return when the sun warms
The bones of us all
©Louisa Moss April 2021
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