Face Among the Flowers

When I saw that face

among the flowers in my garden

peeking out at me, I smiled.

 

It was just an ordinary peony

a moment ago...

How could this be?

 

I had never seen

a flower that resembled

a human face,

 

especially

one that whispered,

"I love you."

 

Suddenly, I realized

that I had been deceived

by the one eyed priest

 

whose God did not reside

in Nature's Paradise.

And then,

 

I said aloud

to the face in the floral crowd,

"I love you too,"

 

and knew

I had communed

with God...

 

 

c. Douglas Fireman

 

A touch of paint, and some

shaping helped to create

the face in the peony on the right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Done