Each spring I’d say, I love tulips, why can’t we have some?
and you’d say, They’re a lot of work. They need to be planted
in the fall and the bulbs dug up in the summer to rest.
And I’d relent, that was fair, you did all the gardening.
So when I came around the corner of the house
and saw them blooming there, I wept.
Look love, I thought, this is the first spring you’ve missed!
Thank you for reading Her gifts. I sincerely hope you have enjoyed it and I humbly appreciate your visiting the Book of Pain. As always, I look forward to your comments.
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john
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Truly beautiful though intensely sad. As Dylan expressed it, ‘Behind every beautiful thing, there’s been some kind of pain.’ Good to see you back. Love and prayers, Pete
Pete, Allah’u’Abha!
Thank you! It’s been a long winter and a slow spring. But I am going to try and be more attentive to my poetry!
So true..some leave behind a trail of cherished memories n emotions.. it can be hard to let go sometimes.. please take care.. Love never dies!
Thank you for your lovely and kind words! 🙂