
Cheerfulness,
Scattered along the path.
Simplicity,
Growing near the roadway.
Joyfulness,
In this common little flower,
Innocently,
Brings delight to my day.
Leona J. Atkinson
05-15-13

Veronica Speedwell!
I am so pleased to meet you today,
As you bask in the sun along the roadway.
Your purple spikes reach toward the sky,
Attracting bird and butterfly.
You’re such a carefree perennial,
As you bid travelers “speed you well”.
I think in my garden you should dwell,
Miss Veronica Speedwell .
Leona J. Atkinson
05-09-13