In the midst of chaos I found
you, many of you jammed
in a wire bin at Home Depot
I chose you....your stem seeking to obey
finding a crack in the box, a way
fulfilling destiny
On my kitchen counter I freed you from your bondage
sighed at your bent stem
your bare roots...sighed again.....I knew the miracle of you
the ordinary miracle of life
placed you in pot,
a blanket of soil
placed a pillow of peat
gave you
water and light
and every morning as I stumbled to make coffee
you greeted me with overnight growth
and I smiled
tried to share this miracle with visiting grandchildren
but they heard not a word
but went on to play their games
drink their strawberry milk
but you are still a miracle to me
this morning
sun shining through your petals
I think I hear the hallelujah choir
you, many of you jammed
in a wire bin at Home Depot
I chose you....your stem seeking to obey
finding a crack in the box, a way
fulfilling destiny
On my kitchen counter I freed you from your bondage
sighed at your bent stem
your bare roots...sighed again.....I knew the miracle of you
the ordinary miracle of life
placed you in pot,
a blanket of soil
placed a pillow of peat
gave you
water and light
and every morning as I stumbled to make coffee
you greeted me with overnight growth
and I smiled
tried to share this miracle with visiting grandchildren
but they heard not a word
but went on to play their games
drink their strawberry milk
but you are still a miracle to me
this morning
sun shining through your petals
I think I hear the hallelujah choir
strawberry milk...my youngest used to love that stuff....and a nice find...a miracle indeed...smiles..have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteBetter than strawberry milk any day.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to that quite well!
ReplyDeleteThey appear to be singing!
ReplyDeleteI am eager to return home so I might find a plant that calls for attention, compost and love.
YES!
ReplyDeleteAhhhh, lovely flowers, and equally beautiful words, I loved this post and the joy they are spreading around :)
ReplyDeleteThat captured it beautifully, pefect, complete :)
ReplyDeleteI usually buy one for myself to start once the holiday is over and so much of my red is packed away for another year.
I put it in the dining room window, it has beautiful natural light, and I wait for the magic to begin.
New life springing forth in the dead of Winter, it brings me hope :)
yea, that is it
DeleteBeautiful words and picture. And beautiful that you saved it!
ReplyDeletelovely! thank you!
ReplyDeletewow! how much do i love this!
ReplyDeletethank you thank you,
Jennifer
Love write... She is a beauty!.. I love flowers!...
ReplyDeleteJJRod'z
A beauty!
ReplyDeleteOff I go to purchase my own to brighten our gray days. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
You hear these words, the grandchildren hear others. All are related and true in their own light!
ReplyDeleteSeveral years ago, in the apt. complex I was living, someone put a ceramic potted plant next to the dumpster. I brought it in. For about six years or so, I've watered it, it lived, but never grew any thicker or taller. Just a runt of a plant, but I loved it nevertheless. Recently I decided to add some Miracle Grow potting mix to it since the soil had always been sparse and roots exposed. Poor plant just wilted and died. I'm sad over this....just don't know why it died.........
I wonder what plant it was??
DeleteMaybe it was happy being its size
....but I love your kind and compassionate heart...
you get a hug
Lovely... I have daffodils and paperwhites blooming IN MY BACKYARD!! Confused about the season.. (Can't blame them!) I think I'll transplant them and bring them inside tomorrow? Not sure if that will work, but worth a shot! Flowers always make me ahppy
ReplyDeletebeautiful story.
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