May 7, 2013
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Crested Dwarf Iris
A perennial herb with a pretty bloom that comes in March, April and May.
More information http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=IRCR
The Walk
Nature’s contributions cascade along the steep trail.
Numerous white patches and yellow splotches
set on a blanket of green
amid immense coverings
so blue that it seems parts of the sky have fallen.
Pinks protrude like boulders in a creek
while reds try to hide around rocks and crevasses.
Faded petals,
past announcements of spring
now reside alongside signs of birth,
buds seeking an identity.
Arrays of mature blossoms parade full and ripe
along a path of short lives and long lives.
Fallen relics, grey, mossy and dying
display across the emerald carpet,
a memory of another time.
Comments (9)
Love the color–the wild flowers this time of year sure catch your eye!
Aw, what a beautiful sweet little iris! I love irises!!!
I love all the wildflowers this time of year! And I always think about the ones that are in places no human will ever see…but they continue to bloom and grow and be beautiful! 
Thank you! 
While I read your poem, I felt like I was on a walk and seeing all the things you described!
Oopy! Can’t forget the HUGS!!!
HUGS!!!
well, it is a little guy isn’t it.
mom is in the nursing home now but she’s given a lot of people her iris’s
I always get her an orchid to wear on mother’s day like she used to get her mother.
The photo is nice but I really like the poem!!
@Texasjillcarmel -
Irises are like little pieces of sky
With tiny white like clouds
with the yellow sun poking thru.
Now I am sad I never gave my mom an orchid.
thanks so much. I worked hard to find the wildflower but not has hard as on the poem. @murisopsis -
@PPhilip - You can always get her one and put it by a photo of her and take a photo of it so you can always remember you wanted to.
They are really cheap at the grocery store,too.
@PPhilip - ps that is poetry you wrote. nice!