The Dandelion is Her Favorite

Daughter: The dandelion is her favorite she tells me after I pull the gangly plant flourishing outside her bedroom window in the green carpet of the mock strawberry. 

Mother
Special Plants

They are invasives–
the most hated ones–
the ones no one wants
growing in their gardens.

They thrive in ditches
along country roads.
On a Sunday drive
I saw them and cut a few
to put in vases
throughout my apartment.

Some are purple,
some white–
one even orange.
Some are large blooms, 
some small.
All are beautiful.

They are called weeds.

“Special Plants” is an excerpt from our book, Miracle Within Small Things: A Mother and Daughter’s Journey Through Loss and Aging. Combining poems and prose, we explore loss, change, commitment, aging, loneliness, and joy. Especially joy. A perfect Mother’s Day gift, the book is now available at bookstores and online.