by Bobi Leutschaft Poitras

In May, when my father finally got the urn with my step-mom’s ashes, he set up a little shrine for her, right beside the photo of my brother who passed in 2015.  He was so thrilled with the beautiful orchid he found.  It had so many blooms and is just now losing the last two.  An artificial candle stands with it, lighted at all times. 

I painted this for him and waited until the orchid was almost bare to give it to him.  The angel is from the hinted-at urn, and the candle is different, but the idea of his shrine is there.  We all miss my step-mom very much, but none as much as my dear Dad.

 [Ed: Bobi has have a “Flowers for…” series, which began with “Flowers for Marty” after the death of her brother.  We ran her Flowers for Mirko on 18Aug2020.]

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