Spring Beauty
you are always
(timelessly there)
and so amazingly new
in your selfless sharing
You help make the woodlands
simply magical
Your fragility
transcends transience
with joyous eternity
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[Note: The common name for this Illinois woodland wildflower is Spring Beauty. The entire width of the flower is less than 1/2 inch (around one centimeter wide). This wildflower is still rather common throughout Illinois. It, fortunately, can survive more environmental disruption than most wildflowers. Its eternal essence has nothing to do with its persistence in Illinois or elsewhere.]
Spring Beauty … Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2019
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I’ve been surprised again and again at the complex beauty displayed by the tiniest flowers. These are especially delightful.
Yes, Linda, in the little and in humility… there is often great beauty! 🙂
Lovely, both the poem and the wildflower.
Thank you, CC; they sure do add more magic to the woods! 🙂
Really nice, Tom!!!
Means a lot coming from you, Michael! 🙂
That’s beautiful, pic and verse both!
Thank you! 🙂 The longview is always better than polluting and notgivingacare!
Beautiful poem to complement an incredible flower! 😀 Thanks for sharing Papa Nature! 😉
Thanks much, Kym… and Papa Nature thanks you! 🙂
What a beauty, Tom…image and words!
Thank you, Sandy! … and we thought eternity was “out there.”
🙂
Photo and verse perfect match!
Much appreciated, Belinda! 🙂 Lots of thunder and rain happening right now; i’m sure the Spring Beauties are closed and waiting for brighter times.
Beautiful wildflower and poem, Tom! Happy Spring! 😊
Spring is a magical time, isn’t it, Sabine! 🙂
Yes it is! 😊
Beautiful photo!
Thank you, Mark! Nature is the one who deserves the credit! 🙂
Yes, but you take such great photos of it!
thank you, dear. i feel the same about you.
Thank you much, Marla! You are my flower! LUV U! 🙂
Gorgeous!
Thank you, Jazz! 🙂
One of my favorite little wildflowers!
Same here! 🙂
😁
I love the tiny flowers. Especially like to examine them with a hand lens to see the intricacies invisible to the naked eye.
Yes! 🙂
Too many never notice that whatsoever!
Your image is a Spring beauty and what a beautiful Spring poem! ❤
Really appreciate that, Donna! 🙂 (All birds are the regal ancestors of theropod dinosaurs.)
Reblogged this on Wolf's Birding and Bonsai Blog.
Wow beautiful!
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