A flower's journey

She in among the winding branches lived a sweet flower. She sat patiently watching the world. People came and people went. Some briefly stopped to marvel at her beauty. Some commented on her arousing aroma, as they hurried along the walk. She couldn't understand why she was different. She couldn't see that she was special. She was lost among the tangled branches. Peering out she saw the sun rising and setting with unmatched beauty and grace. She saw birds flying, rain falling, and the seasons changing. But she was alone in the world. She never saw another like her, a kindred. As she felt a time of change approaching, she felt a sense of calm excitement and nervous anticipation. Autumn had arrived and she was to begin a new journey. She felt herself be freed from her branch on the tree she had always called home. She stretched out and, readying herself for a long fall, she sighed. Drifting down wasn't hard or nearly as scary as she had imagined. She was hopeful to find another wherever she was to land. But, as she fell, she looked at her tree. It was the first time she looked within her own home and she was shocked to see hundreds of other glorious flowers ready to fall with her. It was her dream to find a kindred and it took a leap to discover that they were always there beside her.