I have spent my whole life, up to now,
looking at the flowers,
drinking in their beauty…
wishing for something I am not.
It’s the roots now,
that I’m attracted to,
the gnarled, tangled, messy roots.
The ones that reach down
into the natural world,
find their strength within the earth,
soaking in glorious nourishment,
drinking up life.
–Barbara L. Lazarony
