Like a Poppy Looking Up

Teach me, Father, how to go
Softly as the grasses grow;
Hush my soul to meet the shock
Of the wild world as a rock;
But my spirit, propt with power,
Make as simple as a flower.
Let the dry heart fill its cup,
Like a poppy looking up;
Let life lightly wear her crown,
Like a poppy looking down,
When its heart is filled with dew,
And its life begins anew.

-Edwin Markham,


I have been in my photo software program again, I wanted at least one more glimpse of summer. This photo I took earlier this summer and I just liked the color pencil effect for this shot. Hope you feel the same.