" Plants"

Plants
and metaphor
like the mimosa-
so super sensitive
it recoils from 
touch
or is as one
pathologically
withdrawn.
And the saxifrage
a testament
to resistance-
born of rock
springing forth
without soil,
without a rich
loam
in which to take
root-
and still, it splits stone...
( It is like a Phoenix-
born of ash
a plucky
survivor.)
And the poppy-
fleur du mal
beautiful
though dangerous
( as so many people.)
And what of the common
story
of a traveler, deathly ill
and a miraculous healing
from a repulsive brew,
unsavory
though the cup brims
with indigenous
knowledge...
Botanicals-
their an encyclopedia
of paradoxical
wisdom
a wealth
of the wonderous
and wild...
some are noxious, others beneficial,
often curative
or nutritious, delicious
fragrant and decorative-
herbs and spices
and the goodness of grain...
And there's an abundance
in forests and fields
in gardens
grown
these, nature's gifts
a dew- flecked bounty
so succulent
with life.