Poems Where I Learn |
Artificial Flowers (Dedicated to my human's older brother) Artificial Flowers decorate dad's grave And have for a while since June they have waved Waved through the summer long into the Fall Lasting so long now Still today they stood tall Tall like my brother who gently set them down At his dear father's grave on his way out of town Town once thought of as home to us all Been many long years since we've all come to call Call to daddy alive then so kind and so strong He left us so suddenly Without saying so long Long I did mock them once upon a time Those artificial flowers so tacky, such a crime Crime against what? my logic wasn't there Those artificial flowers were put there with care Care that has lasted throughout two long seasons Putting to shame my assumption unreasoned Unreasoned indeed! Who cares what those flowers are made of? It's clear now at last they were put there with love Love as strong as my own, and, yes, just as real Though my brother doesn't always Feel just what I feel Feel though he does of this I am sure My own artificial tulips Since December 30th do endure Endure through the snow and the ice, wind and tears If we could talk now at last it might ease our fears Fears for the future, regret, loss and pure pain Artificial Flowers have outlasted the rain...... |