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The Love Of Red And Pink Flowers

Don't you bring me flowers when I am dead!

By Denise E LindquistPublished about 7 hours ago β€’ 1 min read
The Love Of Red And Pink Flowers
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I don't want flowers at my funeral

I want flowers all the time in general

I don't want flowers when I'm dead

Pink and red are my favorite flowers, I said

Get me flowers when I am alive

I want flowers, while I thrive

So you think they are worthless

that they die too soon, and are senseless

Buy them for my birthday in January

For Valentine's Day in February

and women's history month in March

For Easter in April, this isn't harsh

Then, for Mother's Day in May

In June, for National Cancer Survivors Day

For the Fourth of July, bring me flowers

Flowers from the yard will do... ours

In August, think of flowers for Sisters Day. I miss her, I do.

Then she died in September, I will need them then too!

Give me flowers for Indigenous Peoples' Day in October

and for Thanksgiving and for boycotting black Friday in November

for Christmas and the winter solstice in December

I want flowers now. Every month. I want flowers, my Honey boo boo!

Don't you dare bring them when I'm dead, or I will haunt you!

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About the Creator

Denise E Lindquist

I am married with 7 children, 28 grands, and 13 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium daily.

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  • Calvin Londonabout 2 hours ago

    I agree. I don't even want a funeral. Mainly because I do not know enough people who would come. And I am not going to retain a crowd. There is something about flowers and funerals. They only have one way to get buried or die, as you say. So why do we do it? "Get me flowers when I am alive I want flowers, while I thrive"

  • COOL SO funny HUGS

  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout 5 hours ago

    Hahahahahahaha your last line. I love how there's a reason every month to get you flowers!

  • Mariann Carrollabout 7 hours ago

    I love to be surrounded by flowers myself. πŸ₯°πŸ΅πŸŒΉπŸ₯€βš˜οΈπŸͺ»πŸŒ·πŸŒΌπŸŒΈ

  • Lana V Lynxabout 7 hours ago

    I hope you get spoiled with flowers, Denise. This was a great poem!

  • Sara Wilsonabout 7 hours ago

    Oh I love this. 🌹🌷 You deserve ALL the flowers! And I hope you get them

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