The Bouquet
Fresh I am, and innocent
How I look is beautiful
What you see’s transparency
What I speak is only truth
Time is fleeting, though it’s slow
What looks real is a mirage
Solid mountains melt away
Vanity lives inside of youth
Fragile does disintegrate
Clamoring’s only for a time
Use your energies for love,
Passionate, while you’re in your prime
Lasting is integrity,
Faithfulness, endurance, strength,
Positive high energy—
A little glimpse of firmament.
From A Little Souvenir in Poetry