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happy, happy birthday to my dear mother who would be 84 today;
i miss her so much.
i got this lilac bush
(really for her)
7 years ago,
it was on my deck in a pot,
it didn't bloom,
3 years later, not expecting much,
i stuck it in my garden,
it didn't bloom,
it didn't bloom
it didn't bloom
this year it did
the blossoms are fragrant and a deep rich magenta-ish purple
she is here
and it is a comfort to know
that every year
on her birthday
she will return

(i think that is the female cardinal zipping by)