Don’t step on the trout
lilies please
tiny bright
yellow blossoms
along the trail
even right in the middle
of the trail
which is why I must ask
you
to watch where you put
your feet
because you are stepping
on them
smashing them flat
so am I.
First there was one flower
then four then dozens
when it’s chilly and
rainy
they don’t open up at
all
they’re hard to see like
that
but their green speckled leaves
are everywhere
I guess they like the
trail
because there is more
sun.
They are shy the trout
lilies
won’t even turn their
faces toward you
they mostly seem to
look down
making photographs difficult
you almost must lie down on the trail
to fully enjoy their
lovely little flowers
several weeks from now
they will be gone
replaced
by the symphony of
spring flowers
that will emerge in the
woods
So please don’t step on
the trout lilies.
By Cheryl Lawrence
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