I try to appreciate the flowers
Through heavy meaning
To note their beauty

Soft, soothing pinks
Clean, chaste whites...

Light lips and linen

Cool, curving petals
Straight, strong stems...

Ice cream and iron

Slick, satin ribbon
Mild, muted bow...

Preacher and flock

Tending, growing
Cutting, packing
Loading, driving
Sorting, bunching
Wrapping, tying
Lifting, giving
Offering...

So much life
Into this subdued
Tribute to its loss