I watch you grow.
A slow, certain rise,Saluting the sun.
Unfurling into this world.
Eyes wide open.
Sheer delight.
Untarnished by judgement,
Untainted by cynicism.
Pure.
Your billowy form,
Unabashed, exuberant, alive.
Knowing in your beauty.
A silhouette of selflessness.
The rain barely ruffles you.
As it seeps through my seams,
I wipe the tears away.
The light goes down,
Your petals close up,
Till they greet the morning sun.