The marigolds

I saw the flowers from underneath that day
As I  lay beside the road alone
The marigolds with petals disarrayed

Nearby cornflowers nodded as they prayed
Round me were  bright pebbles,little stones
I saw the flowers from underneath that day

On the bus, afflicted and in pain
I knew I must lie down beside the road
The marigolds bright maidens of disdain

My GNT spray bombs and I may faint
Noone passed me  I was laid  alone
I saw the flowers from underneath that day

Yet in the snshine happily I lay
The waving stalks and stems spoke  of  love’s goads
The marigolds bright  colour painted plain

The Council sends a gardener to mow
The grass that spreads as willingly as snow
I saw the flowers from underneath the hay
The marigold  fey mistress of the day