[from agape (love); anthus (flower)]
you may not be willing to notice me
i have an awkward sense of myself
my name can be hard on the tongue
i do not grow easily in places
where the sun only fitfully appears
i’ve come a long way northwards
gardens do not flatter my needs
i am a shy sheltered plant – my leaves
first come above the earth slowly
serpenting about tasting the air
then my stalks flex tentatively
skywards uncertain of grace – people
walk by me curiously expecting dis-
appointment when my flowers deign
to curtsey boorishly into the light
they ignore i’m agape not eros
my passion is a mute kind of longing
a fund of good-feeling – i blend
much more than possess (respect
distance) bestow rather than demand
my flowers voice outwards – trumpets
toned down to temper their height
my scores are obliged to be gentle
i use only circumspect colours
love is better for not being showy
(Rg Gregory)
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