Flowers for My Mother
Sophie Porter 2007 (United states)
my dear mother
victim of war so bitter
finds her light in summer tears
and why she cries I do not know
but I feel her pain was sown so long ago
and with her tears I fill my can
to water my roots
and grow my flowers
that someday shall be hers
so that her eyes may rest knowing her petals have been carried
by brazen breaths of wind
and unyielding rays of sunshine
the ones she tells me to never refuse;
for there is enough light for all
by the stem that holds her head so strong
she tells me to stand tall;
for the birds may not steal my seed
so when at solemn last
a raven gardener may come
with shears that swiftly bring her to the Earth she may lay in a garden of her own
full of flowers
like me
About this poem
My mom is an American-Vietnamese war refugee, while she rarely talks about the war I see the ways she has been affected by proxy greed. She is so unbelievably strong and brave, and she inspires me in so many ways. This poem is about making something of myself so she can see how amazing she truly is.
Written on February 20, 2024
Submitted by Sophie.porter972 on February 20, 2024
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Scheme | AABCCDEFFGHIJKLKGMNOFP |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 718 |
Words | 162 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 22 |
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