Reanimated Lavender Granola Switchblade Nun rides again.

Friday, January 12, 2018

Floral Arrangement

When time has come for me to rot,
forget forget-me-nots.

Place touch-me-nots upon my grave--
no rose, nor lily, nor daisy;
and dig it far from madding crowd--
the loud, the false, the crazy.

Say few words, if any you must--
and lace them through with laughter
that unrepentant madmen know--
then silence ever after. 
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A flash 55 for my BFF's weekly bacchanal. 

 

11 comments:

  1. This ties a hundred thoughts and feelings that might be reduced to confusion and snarl into a simple arrangement of personal truth. The image of the touch me not(here I am thinking, the one from the mimosa family that curls up at a touch)replacing the forget me not is one of those nuanced constructions of image and emotion which you do so well, a symbol that says a thousand words using the bare minimum. As always, you bring your own gift to the form, and the last lines present it in a flourish of falling petals. Thanks so much for playing, Shay, and also thanks for starting off the weekend in the most kickass fashion.

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  2. Love love loved it. Love Tom Waits too.

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  3. Sounds good to me! I'll have the same.

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  4. Shay--Wow. Short and sweet plus a rhyme scheme.

    A. Mazing.

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  5. Yes, bury me where the grumbles of crowds won't invade my grave. Love this!

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  6. No cry babies allowed. Got it. You are one tough broad. Hard to forget

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  7. Where I grew up, touch-me-nots are called morir-vivir, to live-to die, in Spanish. I've always thought they would be perfect for grave decor.

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  8. Silence is perfect for me...
    and place dandelions on my grave

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  9. Silence is good for me too. Don't want no fancy funeral either.
    Love your write.
    Anna :o]

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