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We have used it once or maybe twice
                        It still looks, indeed, very nice –
                         For a plant stand it has served
                            It was certainly bought
                             At a very high price.
                             There’s a prayer plant
                         And azaleas and hyacinths too.
                        There are cones from the fir tree
                           (In the fruit bowl I made)
                            There’s even an ashtray
                         From down-under – Adelaide.

                         The trolley is there for all to see
                     Though it’s rarely used for afternoon tea.

                          At the end of the table from
                                where I’m sat                                                           A dozen carnations
                     A basket of flowers from Nigel and Pat.                                             Out in full bloom
                               A joy to Mother                                                       Their varied shades of pink
                              On Mother’s Day                                                        Defeating Winter’s gloom.
                           Added joy to remind her                                                A dozen more buds closed up tight
                            Of her connubial spray.                                                                             like me
                         There’s carnations and freesias
                             And gypsophila, too,                                                     Apprehensive of the cold
                             In a bed of fir fronds                                                     And the Winter light
                           Of the most delicate hue.                                                                            like me







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