Morning+Glories

__ Morning Glories __

It was in an abandoned garden Left behind by time And all those who desire to follow it With vines that wrap and choke the splintered remnants of a fence And tiny blossoms that await the dawn

Where I first discovered A timeless secret that rendered me speechless The kind that opens your mouth As well as your heart And brushes off the copious layer of dust That has been placed layer upon layer An earthly indifference A blinding silt

This unspoken wonder lays blanketed deep Between the wilted satin petals Like sheets of tapestry soaked in wine

Forever imbedded in that delicate womb Hidden in the darkness Amongst the forgotten stems of amber pollen That long to share their sticky compassion for existence

And under the face of the moon A sleeping muse slumbers Laying dormant beneath each petal Resting in infinite silence

But just as the Sun peeked out From behind the sapphire hills It called to each bud To every latent bloom

And I watched as they slowly awakened Shaking the cold dew From each stiffened leaf Lifting their faces into the light

Each yawn erupted all around me Those withered petals Grew swollen with joy A symphony of nascent **freedom**

Shouting their satisfaction After patiently waiting For the sun to remind them What they are capable of

Beyond the reaches of the garden Each new bloom began to burst And the wonder of every timeless secret Echoed through the hills And bounced off every valley Until night falls ounce again and Peace is restored

Never forget the bond That is cultivated in the soil of your soul Lovingly folded between each petal

And if you come across an abandoned garden Sometime in this life Have patience And you might see Those tiny blossoms that await the dawn