marigolds

[the mingo]

marigolds
Mexican flower of death
speak for my friend now

[68degrees]

I never plant Marigolds here in the northland until late summer. They can survive a couple of frosts and still kick out flowers. Makes for an interesting "death" symbol. I do not understand the poem, but it is still very visual.

68degrees

[judih]

thistles & marigolds
symbols of beauty and pain
linked in the heart

[the mingo]

Sorry 68, marigolds are used in Day of the Dead ceremonies in Mexico - I did not give enough thought to the fact that the reference might not be clear cross-culturally and since you pointed it out it does make of the poem a shambles - I used the marigold to speak for the fact that a loved one was dead - to speak for that one - Many thanks for your response, and for letting me know this one could use some rethink - what would I do without you guys?

[the mingo]

Thx judih -

[Doreen Peri]

So sorry for your loss.

[the mingo]

Thx, doreen, long time ago now -

[saw]

Day of the Dead is a fascinating ritual....sugar skulls and marigolds to entice the departed souls to visit their loved ones....it's interesting that the marigolds are used as an attractant, given they are said to be a repellent to insects when planted around vegetable gardens....hmmm

once again the simplicity of the poem offers infinite possibilities

[WIREMAN]

lovin the short form poems mingo

[the mingo]

Thx Wireman