Trillium

Trillium

Trinity of forest floors, remind me
as I cling, in this spring of uncertainty,
my desire to claim, possess as mine,
heightened by daily news and little sign
of peace. I seek your lesson, wood lily ~

Rife and wild, you are ever meant to be
white wake robin, shaded, yes. Sheltered, but free
from harsh winds and warring lives entwined
trinity of forest floors, remind me ~

If I pluck violet-veined petals, nestled in ivy,
to vase as mine, for seven years I will not see
your flower, in patches of promise, divine
golden centers of hope in precarious times.
Behold, but not hold any blossom too tightly.
Trinity of forest floors, remind me.