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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
A Dahlia Memory
It speaks to my heart
this beauty that I see
a very special lady
and a dahlia memory
A garden so grand
pretty dahlias in a row
she planted them there
her favorite one to grow
A vision of spring time
so enchanted and divine
she and her dahlias
were a showcase design
In the summer they stood
so patient, proud and tall
waiting for a bouquet
a lovely gesture of fall
A centerpiece on my table
I can smell them still
the fragrant blossoms linger
in the air so real
This beautiful dahlia memory
of my mother I dwell
in heaven there are dahlias
and she's doing quite well
Susie Swanson
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Susie I am going to try this again. I have tried to post several times now! I love this poem and the love and honro of the flower and your mom in her garden. It is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this I felt like I was enjoying the beauty fo the grand flower with you in her garden.
Blessings
Thank you so much Bethe, That means a lot to me. I have tried posting on yours and can't get through. Maybe blogger is on vacation again. Hope it returns soon.. Thanks Again, Susie
ReplyDeleteVery nice! and dahlias are such beautiful flowers; wonderful memories for you.
ReplyDeleteSuch a nice tribute to your mother, Susie. Both the photos and the poem are quite lovely.
ReplyDeleteWonderful Susie both pics and poems. very refreshing to visit.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
Oh, Susie, this is such a beautiful poem. I love the photos of the dahlias. They have been a favorite flower of mine for a long, long time. This is truly a touching poem about your mother.
ReplyDeleteThank you all so much. Glad you enjoyed it. Dahlias were her favorite, in the spring when one failed to come up, she would run out and buy a replacement. Mama and her dahlias, why did I wait so long to try and write something.. Oh well.. thanks again for the comments and visits, it means so much to me..Susie
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem and beautiful flowers. Wish we could grow them here, but it's just too hot.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful Susie! You know, I don't think I have ever seen dahlias growing in a garden. I don't remember seeing them growing in California, maybe it wasn't the region for them. Now that I am in out in the country here in south Georgia, we don't have too many flower gardens growing, because of the climate and the bugs. Your poem just made them come alive and jump right off of the page! I feel like the vase of flowers has been transported and is sitting right next to me on little table next to my chair as I write. Do dahlias have a fragrance to them? I know you mother would be very happy to know that you remember her favorite flower and her love for them! Have a lovely evening. Delisa :)
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, Susie... memories of our mothers are very sweet and powerful things!
ReplyDeleteYour poem captured the beauty of the flower indeed.
ReplyDeleteI thankk each one of you so much. Glad you liked it. Dahlias are special flowers in so many ways. @Delisa, yes they have a fragrance to them. I'll never forget , every fall my Mom would cut a bouquet and give them to me in October for my anniversary. That was so special to me. That's why I put that little piece in there about the centerpiece on my table...Thanks again to each one of you. I cherish every comment..Susie
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your poem, Susie. Wonderful memories of your mom and her dahlias.
ReplyDeleteHi Susie, I was just thinking about you tonight and thought I would stop by and say hello! One of my dear friends is coming out from California for a visit tomorrow. She is going to stay for a week and I have been bustling about this weekend getting everything ready. I am really looking forward to seeing her. She is kind of like the little sister I always dreamed of having. :) We got a lot of needed rain the last couple of days and it filled up the pond and freshened everything up. I hope that you are having a nice restful Sunday evening. Delisa :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Janet, thanks for the visit and comments..
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear from you Delisa, I bet you'll have a wonderful week with your friend..It's always good to see and visit with old friends.. Glad you got some wonderful rain. There is such a fresh smell in the air, it even helps one to breathe better. Hope you have a great week and it was so good to hear from you..Susie
Susie I have left you a little award over at my blog. Please feel free to pick it up any time. Have a very blessed day.
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Susie-I love this one! Makes me think of my Great Aunt Ina. She always grew Dahlias. She was Mamaw's sister.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bethe, I am honored to accept it. Thanks my friend.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Tipper, I bet she grew beautiful dahlias too. I can still see them so clear. Susie