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Poetry | March/April 2023

Dahlia Lament

By Laurie Kuntz

Alone with your dad
and his present:
a single red dahlia
 
which I potted in fresh soil,
and placed in a shaded far
corner of my garden.
 
On Mother’s Day
you are 21, in Denmark
without a plan in your pocket
 
but to see a girl.
 
Your Ophelia,
my dahlia,
damn Denmark.
 
I am at the start
of every mother’s
journey.

5 replies on “Dahlia Lament”

RIKsays:
March 15, 2023 at 11:33 am

Wonderful and touching

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Texasays:
March 16, 2023 at 12:47 am

Excellent poem. A true journey of motherhood.

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Ruby Basssays:
March 16, 2023 at 10:14 pm

This poem is quite touching.

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Elizabeth Newdomsays:
March 17, 2023 at 11:19 pm

This is lovely.

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Lauriesays:
March 18, 2023 at 9:12 am

Thank you so much, I appreciate your kind words.
Laurie

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