When you walk into
shady spring woods,
stop
long enough to look
under the twin umbrellas
of Mayapple leaves.
There you will discover:
hidden, nodding,
at the joining of stems,
a soft and subtle
wild flower
with magnificent petals;
a white crown
of humility.
© 2015 Richard Havenga
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Photo Location:
Home Woods - Cannonsburg, Michigan
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