Karen O'Leary writes

Out of the Dust

In an austere habitat

of nettles and weeds,

the sun scorches

any flowers or plants

that fail to acquiesce

to the desolate scene.

Pompous and contrary,

this desert does not

bother to feign a reason

for its predilection.

Between two rocks,

nascent buds hide

until the day . . .

Mariposa lilies bloom.

 

Mariposa Lillies -- The Painting Gardener