Forget Me Not

Tiny blue flowers, called “forget-me-nots” grow profusely in the heights of the Rocky Mountains in the summer. They can be found tucked into every nook and cranny - sometimes growing out of cracks in the face of the rock. This is a poem I wrote one summer as I reflected on the name of these vivid blooms. They , together with the rest of creation incessantly remind us not to forget…  

Each hill scaled, each step climbed
Incessant emblems that remind
Tucked in every nook and crack
Tiny yellow eyes peer back

Painted lids of baby blue
Moist with tears of morning dew
A repeated message on this rock
Reminders to “Forget-me-not”

Extending up from earth to sky
Where blue encircles a golden eye
From heav’n above the loyal sought
Those who will Forget-Me-Not

© 2003 Mary A. Kassian. All Rights Reserved

 

 

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AUTHOR NOTE: Mary Kassian is author of several Lifeway Bible Studies. She and her husband Brent have mastered the art of cheering after spending countless hours watching their sons play ice hockey and volleyball. The Kassian clan and their pets, Miss Kitty and black lab, General Beau, live in Western Canada. (Copyright Mary Kassian, 2007, www.marykassian.com )