Wind Flowers

Windflowers, my father told me not to

Go near them, he feared them always

Said they carried him away

Windflowers, I couldn't wait to touch them

To smell them, I held them closely.

Now I cannot break away.

Their sweet bouquet disappears

Like a vapor in the desert

Take a warning, son

Windflowers, their beauty captures every young dreamer

Who lingers near them.

Ancient windflowers, I love you.