Saturday, February 21, 2015

the best bouquet


smells like
            globs
            of glue

stuck to
            crumpled
            red tissue paper
on
green pipe cleaners
held
in a chubby fist
just below
a
look-what-i-made-for-you

            grin



© 2015 Jennifer Wagner

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27 comments:

  1. GraceFebruary 21, 2015 at 6:42 PM

    The sweetest bouquet ~ Love that grin in the end, smiles ~ Enjoy them while they are young ~

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  2. Brian MillerFebruary 21, 2015 at 6:49 PM

    ha. those are the best...i have a drawer by my bedside....while not full of bouquets....it is full of things my boys have made and given to me....very cool jennifer

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  3. MagyarFebruary 21, 2015 at 7:36 PM

    The gift of giving, steps far beyond the >gift<. and each >gift< is held as life.

    birthday gift
    made by this giver's hand
    a time mark

    _m

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  4. grapelingFebruary 21, 2015 at 10:57 PM

    I miss those days... ~

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  5. MaryFebruary 22, 2015 at 10:52 AM

    But what a joy to accept such a gift made with such love!!

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  6. Sumana RoyFebruary 22, 2015 at 10:54 AM

    aww...so sweet...

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  7. Sherry Blue SkyFebruary 22, 2015 at 11:12 AM

    Adorable. No gift as wonderful!!!!

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2015 at 11:50 AM

    The best bouquet ever! This brought a smile to my face - love it!

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  9. ZQFebruary 22, 2015 at 12:27 PM

    Hahaha Yes I can see it. Cute.
    ZQ

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  10. GabriellaFebruary 22, 2015 at 12:37 PM

    This looks like a Mother's Day present. It makes me smile when I see our old ones at my parents' house.

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  11. brudbergFebruary 22, 2015 at 1:08 PM

    Wonderful .. the pride of those gifts is the best joy. I wonder if those gifts I might have made have gone...

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  12. Malia Craig Tagg Lawrence PageFebruary 22, 2015 at 1:12 PM

    five senses,
    anyone works.
    love the strong imagery.

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  13. Jody Lee CollinsFebruary 22, 2015 at 1:36 PM

    Jennifer, I remember getting gifts like that....adorable.

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  14. DonnaFebruary 22, 2015 at 1:41 PM

    Oh I smelled the glue right away and say the bouquet through the eyes of the child...fabulous images and emotion here.

    Donna@LivingFromHappiness

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  15. janetldFebruary 22, 2015 at 2:13 PM

    I love how you word things, e.g., globs of glue. This whole poem is wonderful! Truly enjoyed reading it.

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  16. Rosemary Nissen-WadeFebruary 22, 2015 at 2:43 PM

    Oh yes, those are the very best bouquets! :)

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  17. Brother OllieFebruary 22, 2015 at 3:01 PM

    nice! love this style! More like this one!

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  18. ND MitchellFebruary 22, 2015 at 3:47 PM

    Gifts like these are worth the most. Love the way you structured this one. Really nice.

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  19. Wendy BourkeFebruary 22, 2015 at 5:04 PM

    A wonderful mother-son moment . . . beautifully rendered!

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  20. RMPFebruary 22, 2015 at 6:56 PM

    lovely...I imagine the bouquet does smell quite devine. the visual of this has me smiling.

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  21. moondustwriterFebruary 22, 2015 at 8:16 PM

    Those precious moments that smile at the mere memory. A treasure Jennifer

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  22. Old EggFebruary 22, 2015 at 10:25 PM

    An utter delight for you as it clearly was for many of us.

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  23. NatašekFebruary 23, 2015 at 12:27 AM

    so sweet :)

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  24. Jae RoseFebruary 23, 2015 at 6:07 AM

    True heartfelt gifts - joyous poem

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  25. Gen Giggles February 23, 2015 at 9:30 AM

    Cute, the gifts they make are best.

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  26. Optimistic ExistentialistFebruary 25, 2015 at 10:07 AM

    Gifts from the heart are the very best gifts indeed :)

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  27. Justin LambFebruary 26, 2015 at 8:26 AM

    Handmade gifts from sons and/or daughters are the best.

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