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    The Flowers Say
    The Flowers Say
    The Flowers Say
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    The Flowers Say

    By Larry Troxel

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    Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes,” Carl Sandberg once said. We are blessed with the gift of memory or a packsack of keepsakes or memories of things special, pleasurable, and inspirational along with a recall of things not so much so. In my packsack is an array of events, thoughts and things that hopefully appeals to the reader of this book. As is usually my way, I ask readers of my poems across the country to read and comment on them and here is what a few have said:

    "Wonderful, Larry! You are a great poet. Such vivid imagery! Love it!"

    "Your best words ever, Larry."

    "Just so beautiful. Now I’m crying."

    "So sweet. Made me cry."

    "Can’t read this without tears both of sorrow and thanks for those lives gone."

    "What a nice way to tell a story."

    "A history lesson and really good poem all rolled into one. With the news from the past couple of days, this is written at a good time. You’ve no idea how much I appreciate your sharing your poems with me. I always look forward to reading them."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateSep 3, 2020
    ISBN9781664128033
    The Flowers Say
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    Larry Troxel

    Besides Take a Thought...Wholesome and Good, I have publish five other books: Poums, Salms & Felosophy; Poems, prn; As a Pierian Spring; The River Rhyme; and In the End We are All Stories. Writing poetry has been an ancillary to my career as a criminal and civil investigator with the sheriff's department, the district attorney's office and a second career career as a private Certified Legal Investigator covering a span of 50 years. I've been a contributing covering a span of 50 years. I've been a contributing author of many professional publications and was honored several times by the National Association of Legal Investigators (NALI)'s annual Editor-Publisher Award. With NALI and Intellenet's Annual Conference, I've also been a featured speaker, as well as with California and Oregon's professional associations of private investigators.

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      The Flowers Say - Larry Troxel

      Copyright © 2020 by Larry Troxel.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.

      Rev. date: 09/02/2020

      Xlibris

      844-714-8691

      www.Xlibris.com

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      CONTENTS

      Preface

      About Flowers

      A Flower’s Power

      A Pansy’s Hope

      Burl’s Rose

      Garden of Life

      It Began with the Hibiscus

      Language of Flowers

      Lala’s Garden

      The Flowers Say (also a song)

      The Wild Flower Bouquet

      Whoa! Look At Me

      Variously Sundries

      Ain’t I a Woman?—Sojourner Truth

      An Old Picture, Newly Found

      Another Leap Year

      Ask of God

      At the Pantheon

      Blackberry Pickin’

      Devon’s Song

      Different Stripes

      Doors

      Fish Smuggler of Dunwedon

      God Knows Who You Are

      God’s Chosen Vessels

      Gondoliers’ Song

      Grace of Dying

      He is the Lifeline

      Hugging Is Healthy

      I Looked Two when I Was Three

      I Ought

      In Case I Die

      Leo’s Obituary

      Light of Forgiveness

      Look!

      Magic of Mistletoe

      Manu’s Dream

      My Dear Valentine

      Nowadays a Frequent Notice

      Once Julia

      Path of Miscellany

      That Stewart-Warner Radio

      The Old Man on the Porch

      Time of Goodbye’ing

      Troxels in a Nutshell

      Upon This Tree

      What of Quintus?

      Preface

      Nearing the end of the writing season, The Flowers Say was

      inspired by the beauty of the blooms that Lala plants and

      beautify our home. The vivacious Hibiscus featured on

      the cover is one of the first to spectacularly blossom this

      year and is always a symbol of beauty and charm. Thus a

      flower, like a moving poem, is as a symphony of sound.

      Tis as a book of poetry of varying schemes

      Unknown though you may guess its themes

      And sometimes titles, of course, give a hint

      So peruse the table and riffle the print.

      ~Path of Miscellany~

      Dedicated to

      Lala

      About Flowers

      A Flower’s Power

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      The power is its beauty and awe

      That evolves from bud to flower

      It may be an irresistible draw

      That oft o’ercomes willpower.

      Tis a delight from God to you and I

      That enthralls the soul when seen

      It whispers and then you sigh

      Choosing to languor by its mien.

      Flower power mends a heart broken

      Declares an undeclared I love you

      It stirs a passion as a forever token

      And restores the heart anew.

      So cherish blooms that have grown

      That imbues a subtle drift of fragrance

      Petals so soft in colors they atone

      For you a special time of radiance.

      A Pansy’s Hope

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      Breezes wisped over the home in early spring

      With it came leaves, seeds and other things

      Drifting along floated a dainty pansy seed

      Tumbling into a small terrace crack to recede.

      Only God and the tiny ant knew it came

      It snuggled into a morsel of soil unclaimed

      On occasion the gardener unknowingly sprayed

      Wetting the seed—maybe a bouquet someday.

      Grateful not to fall where it was

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