I was born to be a funeral flower
to be placed on wreaths
I lose my sparkle to the tearful faces
and my fragrance to lifeless forms
I am a part of the environment,
the face of grief
The bridal flowers pity me,
and I tell them,
“You are just an addition to the joy
But I am a source of comfort
I am not here to allure
or be admired
I am here to honor
The beings gone to the other world
I am the sole spark of life
in countless graves.”
A beautifully composed poem on the simple but evocative theme of a particular flower for a purpose – to commemorate and console.
Thank you so much, Ken. Appreciate your comment
What a lovely post about a beautiful flower…. outstanding…
Chrysanthemums, Lilies, Roses and the likes..they always serve a purpose..Thank you very much for the comment
beautiful, touching and special poem padmini. your blog is looking gorgeous! just loved the new look!
Thank you, Sharmishtha:) just upgraded my domain yesterday and found this layout to be simple as well as reasonably elegant.
Comfort and peace is what this poem gave to me.. still alive though !
Nice blog theme
Thank you very much for visiting once again and the kind comment:)
Lovely 🙂
Thank you so much, LuAnn:)
You do find pearls, with your fingertips, don’t you! I am not sure how you do it, so frequently pressing the right tabs, but really, gems come from this blog. Personally, I love the irony in this piece. Very much. But the construction is also impeccable.
Thank you ever so much. It is very kind of you to to say so. well, I was thinking about the usage of white flowers in funeral and thought of this concept..always look forward to your analysis..and very thankful for your comment
Just simply exactly what should be felt when one reads a poem. Exquisite, Penny
so glad that you feel so about this poem and thank you so much:) Hope you are well
beautiful post, and blog thank you for share this for us
Thank you so much for visiting and liking this post
Reblogged this on heartily recommend and commented:
this blog is impressive , beautiful I was amazed
Thank you very much, Stefan..touched by the gesture
Nice one..
Thank you, RJ
Lovely! There is depth in the simplicity of this poem. I especially like “born to be a funeral flower.” That’s a marvelous line.
Thank you for the appreciation:) and thanks for stopping by here
So beautiful… 🙂
Thank you so much:)
Superb!
Thank you so much