a prairie walk...

an afternoon walk

on a hot summer july afternoon

thru a prairie pasture

is pure pleasure.

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the birds, bugs,

and wildflowers of the prairie

are alive with summer color

and sound.

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the black-eyed susans

with their yellow-gold petals

shine as bright and beautiful

as the sun.

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pinky-purple
coneflowers

paint the prairie

with pleasing color.

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the petite prairie wildflowers
are as pretty
as those
of a grander size.
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the star-shaped flowers

of the milkweed

add more pinky-purple

to the prairie mix.
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individually,

prairie wildflowers

grow in different

sizes, shapes and forms,

each possessing a simple beauty.

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collectively,

these wildflowers

of the prairie

create a landscape

that is as ruggedly beautiful

and enduring

as the prairie itself.
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the prairie's grasses

have a beauty, a grace,

and an elegance

of their own.

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the grasses

are much more subdued

than that of the

prairie wildflowers,

but none the less lovely.
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wishing you pure summer pleasure...
peggy