Mother's Flowers

Dedicated to my dear mother; thank you for being strong for me.

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Mama loved flowers

Roses, daffodils and even carnations

She also loved the little cookies I gave her

On a particular Mother's day

Mama loved flowers

Orchids, lilacs and even narcissuses

She puts them in a pretty gold pot

And showers them with the usual New Year's wishes

Mama loved flowers

Dahlia, lotus and even chrysanthemums

She read old poems that talk of bravery

Of old soldiers, like the plum blossoms in the winter

Mama loved flowers

White lilies, amaryllis and even marigolds

She now sits in a stale, white room in solitude

A beeping machine in a night of prayers

Mama loved flowers

Roses, daffodils and even carnations

Here I stand, each flower in hand

And I run across land and sea

Just to see the hidden flower in the white room