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Sending of giving flowers on Mother's Day is so commonplace -- we almost don't give it a second thought. But how did this practice begin? And what does it mean to us, and to our precious mothers? Investigate the visions and ideas behind Mother's Day, at blog.amynelsonhahn.info

Flower day

From the time we were small
we tugged them, dripping
roots and all from their homes
into yours, hoping for a smile;
and no matter how few or many
you always found the perfect way
to show them off -- the right vase
to arrange their faces.
And no matter how simple
a violet bunch or tulip clutch
or varicolored posy stuffed with roses,
you claimed every year more lovely
and so to us it always was
and now with you will always stay,
a wonderment beyond our reach.
Copyright (c) 2012 Amy Nelson Hahn

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