My lavender rhododendron contributes a visual elegy to the Memorial Day observances in 2019. Memorial Day is a time for sadness, along with the pride and gratitude that the same plant helped visualize in 2018.
(BTW, the [Menu] button atop the vertical black bar reveals the widgets.)
Memorial Colors
Lavender salutes
red, white, and blue of our flag.
Pride and gratitude.
Mellow Curmudgeon 
I like the poem too.
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The poem and the flower image carry such resonance of those remembered.
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Beautiful!
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