I Remember

I remember
when I was young

and first began
to watch plants
and flowers grow

and then placed
one rose from
a garden of our own

in a glass of water
on a table
by a comfortable chair

and sat there
most likely with
books and notebooks

a flower from the yard

Ellen Grace Olinger

Journal Poem – May 20, 2019

Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin

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