Flower Friends

Her Lily friend is white and mellow 
Her Daisy friend is kind and yellow
Her Tulip friend is blue and pretty 
Her Sunflower friend is gold and witty
Her Rose friend is red and stoic 
Her Lotus friend is pink and heroic 
and her very best bud
Flower friends are rare to come by, she’s happy to have been born in the same mud  
She thanks the Angel who planted her seed
After all, she could’ve grown up lonely among weed

Over time, her flower friends grew big and tall 
While she remained frail and small 
Their necks stretched so long into the sky
the tiny flower could no longer hear 
What are you talking about up there? 
There was no reply 

Instead of blooming, she started to wither
Far too soon, death came hither
with no flower friends with her 
Her leaves curled up and reduced to crust 
Her petals tore off with a single gust 
Her hollow body crumbled to dust 

Her flower friends didn’t notice
or perhaps no longer cared
not even her best friend Lotus
thought the tiny flower, lonely and scared 
This was her last hour 
This rain, her last shower
This soil, her home, now felt sour
and the fear made her cower 

Goodbye flower friends
This is where it ends 
No matter how high your stem extends 
There is no need for amends 

But I ask of you, don’t forget 
All of our joyous memories in the sun 
And the day we met
I had a lot of fun
and I am forever in your debt
A new era has begun 
there is nothing I regret
so don’t fret
I don’t want my flower friends to be upset