Wild Beauty Seems to Grow

Is a wild flower just a weed

with wild beauty guaranteed?

Weeds which have been civilized

may never be recognized.

They may have a Latin name

but they are wild just the same.

The names, which are Latin, know

where wild beauty has to grow.

A learned Latin scholar

buys them six for a dollar.

Although that seems to be cheap,

wild beauty is theirs to keep.

All flower lovers agree,

“their wildness appeals to me.”

Walt Abbott 3-17-2012