THE PORTULACA (1991 )

Filed under: POEMS.....THOUGHTS.....MEMORIES — bogdanosclaire @ 3:26 pm
Tags: Flower, Poetry, Portulaca

Shy portulaca folding its bloom

Creeping and low, not needing much room

Soft spreading in growth both humble and slow,

Blossoms arrayed in no arrogant show

Tender and gentle, such delicate shoots

Will suffer each storm retaining its roots.

Claire V. Bogdanos