Flower Buds

A free-verse poem about flower buds and their potential.

Flower buds have a beauty,
a freshness, and a delight
uniquely their own.
In the moment, they provide
joy and wonder
at their perfection,
but more, when one looks at them,
they offer hope and promise
for future development into
exquisite flowers
with breathtaking attributes.

Today’s buds shall fill our
tomorrows with brightness,
making the world a better
place by their presence
as flowers at their peak.
The flower buds of today
extend to all Mankind
confidence that the world
of tomorrow shall remain
worth the living.

I am most fortunate in having
five such buds of my own –
my five glorious grandchildren –
to love and enjoy watching
as they slowly open into
their individual beauty ...
the next generation of flowers.


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