THE FLORIST

The florist has no garden of roses

No springtime smiles from newborn daffodils

No orchids in the window reaching for the sun

The florist couldn’t save a single one

The florist comes from work each evening

To her empty house holding an empty vase

She fills it full of water and then she starts to cry out

Why do flowers have to die

So I gave a flower to the florist today

Because all she always has to give her flowers away

She dreams of dandelion jewelry

Why’s it so hard for something that she wants to grow

Tulip is the name of her tired tabby cat

Pawing at the goldfish bowl

So I gave a flower to the florist today

Because all she always has to give her flowers away

Forgotten garden, run dry of water

There’s still a chance to save this one