It’s that time of year!
Southern magnolia trees are in bloom!
Oh, how my heart leaps up
when the grand floral
make their debut!
Such magnificent, prodigious petals
in the color of purity
fill my soul with a sense
of excited glee,
an unexplained happiness
that hatches in me
from long-lost identity
each time we meet.
Like the moon and the sea,
the clouds and trees,
this flower is somehow
connected to me.
I wish its gift were not so fleeting,
but if I didn’t have the anticipation,
I might not fully appreciate
the blessing
of another season.
Poem and images ©LauraDenise
Laura Denise 