Susan, a poem by Susan Barclay

 

Susan

 

My name means lily

Purity, humility, devotion

Admirable traits indeed

Though not what I’d call thrilling

 

A storybook name

My mother says

One for each of her

Two little girls

 

A popular name

In my generation

Number one

The year I was born

 

We lilies come

In many colours

And add fragrance

To the world

 

We like the sun

And some of us the water

We’re strong and elegant

All at once

 

We bloom

Even in unlikely places

Even in the desert

Even here and now

 

I am Susan. I am a lily

I am blooming

Right in the spot

Where He planted me

c. Susan Barclay, 2021

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You can find out more about Susan Barclay's writing at www.susan-barclay.blogspot.com