POEM - Pretty Pink Flowers

 Pretty pink flowers

nodded at me,

"Hello!" 

they said ever so politely.

They bowed

in the wind,

and were 

there.

Depending on your mood,

they could be

visibly

invisible.

They wouldn't intrude.

But if you wanted,

they could be cheerful.

They gladdened

the eyes,

those 

pretty pink flowers.

If you were sad,

they were

there.

They offered unobtrusive

comfort

and

support.

 

The mad passerby,

glanced at them

but they kept

quiet.

They didn't add fire 

to the ire.

they just 

imperceptably

nodded.

"Take our beauty with you,

if you can -

despite it all,"

they said.

But today, 

Today,

I was happy.

The pretty pink flowers

smiled.

I smiled back.

"See, my family is with me,

keeping me company."

They nodded.  

They had a bit of time.

Those pretty pink flowers,

that nodded

and bowed 

and were

there.

They had done

their job,

Short life span

and all.

Those pretty pink flowers

that had been

there. 

~ERC  February 2026 ~

Sing, Lord I'm Not Okay, But I'm Still Here, along with Upper Room.