Marigold

This is a poem using the Marigold flower as an example of quiet self confidence and resolve. Love of self.

Sister marigold lend me your healing,

Sleep with me; Rise with me,

Comfort my heart and spirit,

For the day has been dark, and full of brooding

[He’s scared cause I want it All]

Yellow feelings in this hot bright sun

Should not be following me,

Still, you bring me smiles with your simplicity

And I forget to remember my failings

[He’s scared cause I want it All]

Marigold, so tender, you always remember

To rest and bloom each day

Consistency and unyielding effort just to be how you are

Created as a tiny flower

[He’s scared cause I want it All]

If only I can learn from you,

And shut the shutters of self-doubt

Become the son created on this hillside

Artistically expressing what is attracted

And give it back in this field of the living.

 

 

“He’s scared cause I want it All” by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana from the song Marigold.

Author's Note