Mother Nature works wonders
in many ways than one.
From the lowest of valleys,
to the highest of mountains,
from the most dense of forests,
to the most vast desert.
It seems as though the majority
of the population of the world.
see the major things
that Mother Nature has done,
forgetting about the little things,
so tiny that they must be serched for.
More often than not, Mother Nature
works irony into her beauty.
One day, growing from a crack,
in the middle of the busiest intersection,
in the busiest area,
of the busiest city in the world,
grew the most beautiful
of all of the flowers in the world.
Perhaps the most beautiful because
it was located in the most dreaded place.
Could Mother Nature
have picked this spot
perhaps due to the reason
that nothing would dare
come close to this location
because of the danger involved?
Maybe Mother Nature felt safe,
or felt that the area needed some beauty.
It seems though, that Mother Nature
saw the area as a very dismal place,
and thought that some beauty
would surely do he place good.
People would surely see the flower
and the beauty that it possessed,
in turn making this dreary place
more enjoyable and peaceful.
Either Mother Nature was mistaken,
or that was not her intentions at all.
Not one person, man nor woman,
had the time to admire any beauty.
Everyone had their offices to go to,
or an appointment to make or meet.
It has to be other intentions,
because Mother Nature cannot have been mistaken.
If this flower could talk
the things it would tell,
Perhaps of the fear it has
due to where it is located.
or because of some things
that it has witnessed at night.
From murder to maybe even rape,
this beautiful flwer has seen it all.
Then, one day,the road construction crews came,
they decided it was time for repairs.
The intersection was blocked
and the flower finally seen.
The crew saw the impending beauty,
and began a petition to save the flower.
Before long, they began building,
and the flower was spared.
The intersection looks different now,
because everyone goes around
this small flowerbed built
especially for this flower.
Everyone contributed with food and water
and an occassional weed pulled.
Now everyone enjoys looking
at this beautiful flower.
One day, growing from a flowerbed
in the middle of the busiest intersection,
in the busiest area,
of the busiest city in the world,
grew the most beautiful
of all of flower in the world.
Mainly the most beautiful,
because it enlightened the most dreaded place.
It is believed that Mother Nature
picked this spot
because the area needed some beauty,
now it is rather obvious.
People stop during their busy day
to gaze at the beauty,
or if they do not have time for that,
then they look from their office buildings.
The flower is now in books,
movies, poems, and just everyday talk.
Every night, at ten o'clock sharp
for thrity minutes each night.
the intersection lights turn red
allowing nobody to disturb the peace.
so that the caretaker,
being the one who found it,
can take daily care of
The Most Beautiful Flower in the World.
unpublished work: �copyright 1995 by Troy D. Walker
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