The Truth About Violets

They gave each of us cousins,

your grandchildren,

a potted violet, your favorite.

I tended mine,

along with your old asparagus fern,

the one that had been Monya’s.

In truth, that fern

only lasted a few more years

in my care,

and violets are fussy little plants

prone to giving up in protest.

Like you did.

Flowers in Violet, original encaustic by Kim Nelson

For Kim Nelson's weekend prompt to the Real Toads: The Color Violet