Saturday, September 15, 2012

Consider the fennel

... and should you ever think
yourself too small,
or God too great to care
for all your piddling concerns,
look on the humble fennel,
growing like a weed:
how delicate the shape
despite its height;
how softly glow the lavender buds
in the tender light of dawn,
how intoxicating the scent...
Could One who attends
to such detail not find the time
to treasure you as well?