A Violet Legacy (a Choka)
A long number of years ago, we planted a small clump of violets along the back fence of our yard. They came from the place where my father's parents lived at that time. They had a portion of their...
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This is beautiful Michael. Your Grandparents must be smiling. Regards, Maryse
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Michael I replied to this and the post disappeared. This is lovely, your Grandparents must be smiling. Regards, Maryse
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Thank you, Maryse. I told my mom about it, and she said my grandmother must have been thinking of me in Heaven.
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Michael,There is so much beauty in these lines.The Eastern influence of the form createsa serenity that fits the message like a glove.Your choka is a gift to all who come across itas well as a great...
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A lovey poem and such a beautiful story Michael. Grandparents are very dear to us and your beautiful violets a wonderful reminder of them and happy days spent with them. This has brought tears to my...
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Thank you, Sarah. Your comments are a light for this cold gray morning. Thank you, Jean. Some tears are good things, I think. Thank you, BlueLizard. I'm pleased you think so. I always say we have a...
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"A lawn has no room for violets or the like, except in neat and ordered flower beds. A yard isn't complete without them, scattered and spreading as they will. "Michael...that is our newest addition to...
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Wow, thank you Sarah! I'd gone on about the subject a bit more on another board while discussing those violets. I posted that in the prose forum under the title "Yards and Lawns" in case you care to...
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Michael, what a way to stay connected to family long gone! We have the benefit o your lovely poem here! Masterful form and feeling! Jared
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How moving that those violets, so much a part of your grandparents and your memory of them, are with still with you. Enjoyed. take care, kerri
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Hi Michael What a beautiful poem and tribute to those violets! I can only imagine the sense of joy you felt when those flowers sprouted on your own lawn. A spiritual growth as well as one of the...
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Thank you Jared, Kerri, and Wendy. I waited to mow that area for a few days; then the weather and my work schedule conspired to keep me from it a few more, so the violets got plenty of time to share...
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There is a Rhapsody of violins in violet that clumps its trilly notes beneath the memory trees, its legacy a better welcome than a red carpet.
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Thank you, Douglas. A rhapsody of violets sounds about right.
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