Does the Flower Know Its Beauty?

By Mike Turner

Does the flower know its beauty?
Or the skies the joy of flight?
Do birds know their sweet melodies
Bring us out from dark of night?

Is our worth not that internal
Our love not held in heart
But rather that which we each give
To others, thus impart?

Let loose those things we hold most dear
That they may fly, wild and free
Sing loud your song so all may hear
And thus beauty, all may see

Mike Turner is a songwriter and poet living on the US Gulf Coast. His poetry and lyrics have been published in numerous print and on-line journals and anthologies; his poem, “A Flash of Blue” was awarded 1st Place in the 2020 Springtime Contest at Academy of the Heart and Mind. His debut poetry collection, “Visions and Memories,” was published by Sweetycat Press in July 2021.