If All the Flowers

If all the flowers do not bloom today,

If one, a particular one, ceases to be,

Know that this flower had an enchanting spring,

Of love, of laughter, and of music.

Know that it will miss all the little blossoms it leaves behind.

Know that it will miss the big blossoms, too. 

If all the flowers bloom today

If one, a particular one, blooms too

Know that this flower will be more fragrant than ever before. 

Know that the gods and angels delivered their grace,

As they are elegantly known to do.

Know that they rendered a masterpiece so skillfully, so kindly,

On a snowy Manhattan day by the Hudson, by the George Washington Bridge.

A day, with my Annie besides me, 

With beauty like I have never seen before.

Azzam S. Elayan

Manhattan, NY

Dec. 10, 2013