For-Get-Me-Nots grown in my mind
twisting amongst stems and leaves
where thus she planted them
flowers forever are blooming
For-Get-Me-Not seeds lie deep
within my memory of lives woven
fast as the thread of all blankets
wrapped ’round for all eternity
For-Get-Me-Not petals whispering
in my ear..forget me not…forget
me not…please forget me not as
I recall and wipe away a tear
For-Get-Me-Nots within my heart
I listen content to the soft
promises I once so easily made
I will forever not once forget
© August 2011 Renee Espriu
Just a couple of years before my mother died she sent a Birthday Card, as she had done every year for all of my life, but within held a packet of seeds…For-Get-Me-Nots. In her own way she knew her time was growing short and it was her way of asking me indirectly what she could not ask me. I found a new site that has this name and it brought this to my mind. This is for mom.
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Oh Renee, That is such a lovely post. The For Get Me Nots are beautiful as is the poem. Come visit me often, and everytime you look at my header, I hope you think of your Mom. Mickie 🙂
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Thank you, Mickie, for your kind words and yes, everytime I visit I will think of mom. Thank you for such a wonderful memory.
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sigh ! your mother gave you a lovely gift 🙂
And you with your words have given it a mark in the stones of my memory … lovely post ..
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Thank you for your kind words. I am happy I have touched your heart.
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Renee, your mother sounds like a gem. This gave me a good little misting up over my mom, who’s 20 years gone, but I miss her like we just had coffee yesterday. Her final present to me? A joke. She was having her last “good day,” and I said, “You know, Mama, it’s like you always said, This, too, shall pass.” And she stares at me, grins, and says, “Yeah, like a kidney stone!” God, how that woman could make me laugh – our whole family, the most macabre sense of humor, and I’ll never forget that one. God bless you, Renee, for this lovely, sweet gem of a poem. Love, Amy
http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/twofer-haiku-heaven-sent/
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This is very touching and sweet, Renee. Like an ongoing gift your mother bestowed on you. A lovely way to stay connected.
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Yes, it was so out of character for mom to send something within a card so her message to me was clear. Thank You!
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This made me Cry Renee… what a beautiful poem.. ‘Forget-me-nots’ also hold a memory for me too… I dug some up out of my Dad’s garden after he died, every year they still seed down and flower in my own garden..
A wonderful memory of your Mum… and a beautiful tribute… A wonderful Post. Hugs x
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Sorry it made you cry but hopefully it was a good memory for you. What a wonderful thing to still have an ongoing memory growing in your garden. Thank you for your kind thoughts.
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so very beautiful renee. i wonder if i have seen these flowers but their name is beautiful for sure.
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I’m sure you may have seen them but just not known the name. My mother’s gift has given me so much. Thank You!
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What a lovely gesture from your Mum.
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Yes, it quite surprised me when it came in the card but said so much. Nice to see you here again. Thank You!
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Your mother gave you a gift of herself, her love and friendship. You are a very lucky woman to have so much love in your life. To live a life in which you tied up loose ends before your mom left this world. To die, is to live again in each of us. May you both live on in each other, and may you find peace knowing that she (your mom) is forever with you. Candy
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