
She brings me flowers,
This woman I hardly know.
It is because once, just once,
I was unprepared and did
Not have a fitting bouquet for the
Banquet table.
Just once, I didn’t have everything
Under control. I was so hoping that
Someone would rescue me from
My shortfall.
Unaware, she did.
Answering the door,
I reached for the flowers even before
Before greeting my champion.
After that, I wondered if it
Would continue to be so.
But, now it must be understood,
Silently,
Because she always brings me flowers.
Susan Patterson
06-2013
Audio: We Will Never Be Without
Discussion:
There is a difference between doing the right thing and doing the thing right. I tend to lean towards doing the right thing. Regardless, one never may know the impact of what one does for others. In this poem, the flowers given to the hostess by a guest, were more than just doing the right thing.