Flower Therapy

We all need therapy

For life is tough.

The journey can take its toll.

Our soul needs balm.

Flowers are perfect

for healing the bruises.

I remember

sitting on a rock,

watching the lilies

in a koi pond.

It was meditative—

serenity enveloped me.

Or the summer memory

of watching the purple canopy

of jacaranda trees,

feeling gratitude for living.

Fallen flowers carpeted

the lawn below,

as hummingbirds and orioles

rested on the boughs.

The butter-hued

southern magnolia—

striking against

dark green leaves,

surrounded by bees

and June bugs.

was spectacular!

Flowers are joys

for our stressed hearts.

Pause and admire them—

it's self-care.