The Daisy Among the Roses

by Alan Ko

How scarlet all of these roses are

And how in a row they seem

But among the red headache of the conformed flowers

Lies but a single yellow daisy in a small hollow

Various people pass by the field

“How pretty are the flowers” they say

“And how ugly and hideous is that daisy”

After looking at the lone yellow petals of the daisy

Other people pass by it

“How rather conformed and unoriginal” they speak

“But how life giving is that daisy” once they look

Upon the radiance and sunshine color of the daisy

To me that daisy is brave

Standing alone, being different

When individuality is treated rashly

How happy it make me feel