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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