a poppy flower
in a field of marigolds
you stand distinguished
among the others
reaching farther than the rest
with your orange petalskin
surrounding the brightness of your soul

but even a flower
strong and proud as you
still needs to be held
adorned with affection
and lavished upon with such love
to enrich your lifesoil
surrounding the beauty of your seed

so, open for me,
take my sunlight inside,
and bask in the glow that is us in this moment