my favorite flowers are roses.

but only the dark red kinds,

because i think the orange, white, pink ones

are too loud.


my second favorite flowers are scorpion grass.

because they're called 

forget-me-nots

and that's nice.


my third favorite flowers are amaryllises.

vibrant and beautiful,

and because they bloom

in the winter.


hydrangeas grow outside my front door.

coneflowers are a favorite of bees.

and when spring comes, i'll have to deal

with the seasonal supermarket bouquets.


a potted hyacinth. tall. purple and pretty.

watered daily, watched it sprout!

>>>

it died. i decided

flowers might not be worth the trouble.


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