Vibrant flashes of color
Muted together
Into a single flower.
Each petal 
Possessing
A story,
A secret,
A tale of beauty and seduction.
Wildly untamed,
And uninhibited,
It challenges
the quieter daisies,
Boasting of its
Splendor,
And its Magnificance.
It knows no shyness,
No regret.
Laughing quickly,
The tiger lily stands tall,
Like the soldier
It really is,
In the gentle,
Late spring afternoon.

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