May 2021
June Crawford Sanders
juneinca@aol.com
Bio Note: I am happily watching clouds and wildflowers on my side of the mountain and glad to be alive to enjoy this beautiful Spring.

A Wildflower Alphabet

"Of what are you afraid, my child?"
Enquired the kindly teacher.
"Oh, Sir, the flowers, they are wild!"
Replied the timid creature.
                                 - Peter Newell
 
Aster, Buttercup, Chicory, Daisy 
My sky is blue, if a little hazy

Eglantine, Figwort, Geranium, Holly
Come what may, one must be jolly

Indian Paintbrush, Jo-Pye-Weed
Beauty is seen in word and deed

Kalanchoe, Lobelia, Mistletoe, Nettle 
Keep on your toes, never ‘settle’

Oleander, Primrose, Queen Anne’s Lace
Meet each day and trial with grace

Ragweed, Skunk Cabbage, Thorny Thistle
Jiminy Cricket says give a little whistle

Umbrella Plant, Violet
Nature’s prolific, not celibate

Woodbine, Xanthium, Yarrow, Zinnia
Try pleasing everyone, get schizophrenia
©2021 June Crawford Sanders
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