Flowers For Children:
I Do Recall
I do recall
as if still there…
a cool air night
and bright moonlight…
a street lamp shines
its light on trees
that seem asleep
but I’m awake
and warm and safe
held in Mother’s arms…
I know no words
but feel her love
and tender care…
I do recall
as if still there…
I’m sitting up
on garden ground
with chubby child feet
that feel cool grass
and gentle breeze
and warm sunlight…
all around
is golden light
that fills me up…
I’m seeing flowers
all around…
I’m growing too
like flowers do
but more aware…
I feel the awe
of morning light
all around
as little birds call
to each other
there…
I do recall
as if still there…
on starlit nights
our Father calls
us all outside
to sit in chairs
or rest upon
the garden grass…
I look in wonder
at the heavens…
the bright starlights
across the sky
seem to call me
to far places
strange and known…
I look up and feel
an inner call
deep down inside
I can’t explain…
I know no words
like language strange…
I lift my arms
to touch the sky
with my own hands…
I am home
all around
and everywhere…
I still recall
my Father quiet
in the starlight
and his love
as he calls us
to the garden
and happy wonders
there…
February 17, 2022
Shelley Wilson
Flowerpoet 