National Poetry Month: On Love & Life

It's the month of poetry and I'd like to share this poem with you.

On Love

When I sought love

I knew

It smelled of roses

Fragrant and sweet

When I followed its scent

I found you.

On Life

A flower sprouted

within the cracks of a sidewalk

Not many noticed it

But it withstood its ground

Just like me

it fought for survival

Not the rain nor the blistering sun

could destroy its resolve

to find the strength

to stand upright

and

live.

For it knew

the day it showed its weakness

and let the rain drown

or the sun desiccate

and if it drooped to the

ground

the will to fight

will end.

Through its resilience

a bee did find

the sweet nectar 

and the cracked form of the ground

 radiate beauty.

That gorgeous flower

that sprang from the cracks

one day

caught the eye of a photographer

and was soon acclaimed

As the formidable

Flowered pawn.

Have a great month of April.

Live & Let Live!

shobana