About how one person’s trash is another’s treasure
flower petals scattered round
on a crowded Mexican street,
People en masse
passing by,
trampling them under their feet
Til a woman begins gathering them up,
working in the bitter Mexican heat
She takes them home and affixes them
to a canvas, arranged so beautifully & neat
She adds a special sealant,
to set them permanently,
Then sells her petal collage @ a market
To get her family food to eat
By:J.N.R Dutton
