We've waited a long
three hundred sixty days
for a brief view
of this lovely Trout Lily;
newly emerged from
the beige leaf litter,
from the sun-warmed soil
of these spring woods.
It would be worth
a kneel-down,
a minute for a meet-up,
to get to know
her delicate curves
rising between mottled leaves,
and the red-pollened anthers
of its short life span.
© 2025 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations: Home Woods - Cannonsburg, Michigan
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