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Flowers
for my mother
They are fleeting.
They are fragile.
They require
little water.
They’ll surprise you.
They’ll remind you
that they aren’t
and they are you.
Source: Poetry (February 2012).
Biography
Wendy Videlock lives in Western Colorado. Her new book, The Dark Gnu, an illustrated book of poems, will be released from Able Muse Press in January, 2013.
Poem Categorization
SUBJECT Living, Time & Brevity, Nature, Trees & Flowers
Poetic Terms Free Verse
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