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Friday, July 24, 2015

New poem by Mary Nielsen


"Receipt for a Scarlet Begonia"

found on the ground today
a receipt for a scarlet begonia
a phrase that has a poetic ring to it and
I really must look into iambic pentameter
and other patterns of human psyche
which we share a common thread of thankfulness
or thanklessness as they are two sides of the same coin
a begonia is a waxy flower of a genus species
often given as a gift for those so inclined to purchase something
for a sick relative who is not so close
and for whom one would not go out on a limb for
whose thoughtfulness or thoughtlessness we carry as banners
of our fancy notions with either wistfulness or sadness
emanating from the montage of our sincerity

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