For Betty Baker

for my mother 

(a yellow rose of Texas) 

place them before 

a window 

in full sunlight

set them at 

room's center 

and at each 

passing of 

fragrance and 

hue 

honor every petal 

from the waters 

of your 

life. 

Poem © 2011 R. Burnett Baker 

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