Tagged: colorful

mama’s begonias

mama’s begonias
were the talk of the neighborhood
and across state lines –

we carry these colorful
stories, rooted in her love
.
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spring catches us off

spring catches us off
guard, bursting into colors
without a prelude
.
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back when colorful

back when colorful
purslane took root in the cracks
of our driveway, we

pull them up like weeds, not knowing
that the years would add value
.
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at the fish market,

at the fish market,
mom knows the difference between
this and that fish, not

just red fish, blue fish, round fish, long
fish – it pays to shop with a chef
.
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christmas cookies have

christmas cookies have
little patience, waiting in
line to be dressed to

the nines, dipped and decorated
in their finest, to be consumed
.
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october takes its

october takes its
final walk-through, checks off its
list twice, ready to

hand over its keys, for better
or worse, surely more colorful
.
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the future is a

the future is a
watercolor, we attempt
to understand its

lines, to at least see the shape
of things to come, in all the hues
.
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in the middle of

in the middle of
a candy wonderland, there
will be favorites – ones

you try, ones you don’t even
think of trying, stuffed with colors
.
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maybe the turnip

maybe the turnip
is the shyest of the root
vegetables, finding

its way onto our plates and
into our hearts with a blush
.
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as long as we hold

as long as we hold
people who are not like us
at bay, we will be

less – less storyful, less agile,
less colorful, less human
.
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