Amaryllis

Actually two of them Were bought Though quickly one of them died In a clearance shelf At Target to raise one never tried The remaining bulb for five or six years In varying stages of life Almost succeeding In doing it in by horticulture most blithe On the porch last summer it put on two leaves that were propped up lest they break In the fall In a makeshift Greenhouse to see how much more it could take Was not prepared for the hidden surprise All its deprivation had wrought Two blossoms The size of dessert plates bold red,my breath it caught. Never give up Never say die however feebly continue to try The fruits of Your labors may supersede What your expectations belie.