freedom of flowers

we are flowers and in our own way we are free,
though tethered to stems, leaves and branches
are we.
we are flowers, this is how we were created,
to live short, soft and beautiful...
the lives that the earthmother delegated.
we move with the winds, we
bow our heads to the rain.
we luxuriate in the sunshine.
we never feel shame.
and when it is time that we
go down to the earth,
we let go of our petals,
a sweet lifetime's worth.

 

outside yoga studio