Bouquet

For this small white porcelain vase,
a gift from my beloved mother

I pick each time from the garden
a bunch of tiny Alyssums,

early shoots of Cypress
blue and purple Petunia flowers…

or just a few leaves of Laurel
Pansy of different colors…

Zinnia, Marigold, Phlox
Geranium, Salvia, Lavender…

Roses with a tinge of color
late in November

Nasrin Yavari