A Wild Poppy

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Papaver (Wild Poppy), Zürich-Affoltern, Switzerland: photo by Roland zh, 12 June 2011

The hand a halo
does not touch it
it wavers

A wild poppy
shimmers
in the wind

Dust blows in the sun
the wind
stops blowing

We stand by the road
a leaf blows
against a stone

A poppy
the curious
pelted foldedness

Of a poppy
in the wind
its livery

Shimmering
like a candy paper
caught in flame

For a moment
when
the wind stops

Papaver (Wild Poppy), Zürich-Affoltern, Switzerland: photo by Roland zh, 12 June 2011

Wild Poppies, Estonia: photo by Geonarva, 23 June 2008



Wild Poppies in wheat field: photo by Biso, 3 September 2006



Boroujerd, Lorestan Province, Iran, spring: photo by Arman7, 3 March 2010



Poppies in Valdemoro, Community of Madrid, Spain: photo by Manuel M. Vicente, 24 May 2008



Rain clouds over a camomile field with poppy in front of the Veste Otzberg: photo by Reiner Müller, 30 June 2007; edit by Digon 4 July 2007