The Peace Lily

A young lily, peace lily,
White, green and graceful
Looks out the bedroom window
From an olive flower pot.
She waves at a maple,
Which replies by swaying her leaves.
Then she nods at an old cherry tree,
Which looks up and waves in return.
For a minute, the lily feels tall and strong.
She also feels closer to the vast sky -
Her owner dwells in a high-rise.
For a small houseplant that spends her
life on a windowsill,
This one-minute is very precious!
~W.K.