wildflowers or weeds

random poetry contest entry april 2022

dandelions, clover, little purple flowers
they have petals and pollen
food for bees and for the eyes
they sprout and grow without being asked
butterflies are drawn by riotous colors
nature wins out without expense to others
random colors splashed across the lawn
adding technicolor gems among the dead dry grass
you don't need to water a weed...
A flower is a flower
but if it is beautiful,
does a seed make a weed?

12 lines, free verse

prompt ▶︎

What do choose to see?
The weeds or the flowers?