Patches of lush green grasses adorned with wildflowers been growing steadily by the roadside that I normally take for walking my dog in the morning. Lawns in the neighborhood are immaculately manicured. However during the stay-at-home, no one seems to be bothered by the steadily growing patch of grass. Some places it is near knee high. Everyday during my walk I am blessed with blooming wildflowers hidden between the grass. A few adventurous ones have poked their heads above the ground. They are just beautiful. I happened to photograph one today morning. Google lens identified it as Salsify / Tragopogon porrifolius, a plant cultivated for its ornamental flowers and edible root. It also grows wildly in many places. Normally I would take a photo and share it with my social groups and that’s pretty much the end of the story. However after I took this photo today morning, the sheer beauty of the flower and perhaps the morning sunlight bathing the patch of wildflowers was constantly urging me to write something. So here it is.
Wildflower
Spare me your touch, the
Roving eyes,
Lust in your heart;
Banish the thought of
Picking me up,
