Flowers Are Laughter

Earth laughs in flowers.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

I adore flowers. Don't you?

Imagine

laughter springing from the Earth as flowers burst into bloom,
honeybees gurgling with joy as they zip from nectar to nectar,
showers of color patterning the landscape,
fragrances of beauty perfuming the air.

Bumblebees, hummingbirds,
children
gardeners, lovers, friends,
family -
all

imagine

the Earth laughing in flowers.

~ Angie Quantrell