Caren Krutsinger Poet Monorhyme

Terrific Birthday Bouquet

They sent their mother the perkiest birthday bouquet
It was okay now that they did not visit every day.
One lived two blocks, the other a whole mile away.
One could barely stay. The other was dour and gray.
As her nurse, I was sad they did not come by Tuesday.
Or answer their messages which they did not bother to play.
For that is the day their mother passed away.

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Bill Baker May 10, 2022 at 9:33 PM WOW! that was a bad thing to happen. They're going to have thoughts about that for a while. Thanks for sharing, Caren. A poet friend in Texas, Bill Caren Krutsinger May 11, 2022 at 7:53 PM They are going to have to live with it.

Katharine L. Sparrow May 10, 2022 at 2:59 PM Ohh, I can relate to this, as my parents, in their 90's, are in a nursing home now. My brothers and I visit often, but it is sad that they can no longer live at home. Very tragic to die on her birthday. Nice monorhyme. Caren Krutsinger May 11, 2022 at 7:53 PM It is so sad!

L Milton Hankins May 10, 2022 at 2:00 PM Ah, this is so sad, Caren. So close and yet they let their mother die alone. They'll regret that someday, methinks. Caren Krutsinger May 11, 2022 at 7:53 PM They are probably kicking themselves.