Blooming on the side of a trail
free from the path of many 
let my footsteps be untrodden 
as I bend toward the sun
or bow to a late summer raindrop 
that rests on my pedal
nurtured by the earth I’m seeded from
a life in need of no other blessing 
to grow in a way so no one before or after 
need know I was here
a wildflower
Free to grow then leave
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Hidden lake trail 
Glacier National Park, MT