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My Mother's Garden

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Roses have lined everything
Since the day I was born.
Earliest memories... color.
Every since I can remember
My mother has had that garden.
Every year the things there change
But she has always had those roses.
Every shape and every size,
Every color you can think.
Never do I recall a time
When her roses did not bloom.

I remember my dog out in the yard,
A tradition she did start;
For every summer she chose a rose
To cut her little nose upon.
And when we moved some states away
It was the same type of rose
That hit the scar for fifteen years
She proudly opened anew.
And when she died we didn't stop,
On her grave went another rose,
My mother she always chose best
And planted a Mister Lincoln
To honor the oldest scar.

The gardens have been big and small,
Sometimes with vegetables, herbs, and fruits,
Others just flowers galore.
I remember the veggie garden
We planted together, I was only four.
We grew veggies for my pets,
And grew them well we did.
Then one day, among the vines
A yellow squash did appear.
We stared in joy, this only squash
Had invaded our land and dreams.

I never grew to garden my own,
But have always loved those flowers.
Those roses have been there from the start,
And more come with each new year.
Some day I know the garden will stop
And the grass will overcome.
But no matter where I go or what I do,
I'll plant a rose there for two.
For the dog so curious a Mister Lincoln,
And for my mother... the perfect rose.
I have lived in three towns in my life, and every time my mother has had a garden. None so big as the current one, which is where she finally hurt her back and had to let the garden get overgrown. Of course, mom's favorite flower is the rose. Right now, she has 17 full size rose bushes and 10 miniature rose bushes growing in the yard. Plus one climbing rose. The colors are unreal. Purple, yellow, fuschia, orange, black, maroon, you name it, she probably either has it or something out there has gotten mixed with another and speckled itself several colors.
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