The flowers sent here by mistake, 1 signed with a name that no one knew, 2 are turning bad. What shall we do? 3 Our neighbor says they're not for her, 4 and no one has a birthday near. 5 We should thank someone for the blunder. 6 Is one of us having an affair? 7 At first we laugh, and then we wonder. 8 The iris was the first to die, 9 enshrouded in its sickly-sweet 10 and lingering perfume. The roses 11 Notes: fell one petal at a time, 12 and now the ferns are turning dry. 13 The room smells like a funeral, 14 but there they sit, too much at home, 15 accusing us of some small crime, 16 like love forgotten, and we can't 17 throw out a gift we've never owned. 18 Thanks For Remembering Us By: Dana Gioia
1 The flowers sent here by mistake, 2 signed with a name that no one knew, 3 are turning bad. What shall we do? 4 Our neighbor says they're not for her, 5 and no one has a birthday near. 6 We should thank someone for the blunder. 7 Is one of us having an affair? 8 At first we laugh, and then we wonder. 9 The iris was the first to die, 10 enshrouded in its sickly-sweet 11 and lingering perfume. The roses Notes: 12 fell one petal at a time, 13 and now the ferns are turning dry. 14 The room smells like a funeral, 15 but there they sit, too much at home, 16 accusing us of some small crime, 17 like love forgotten, and we can't 18 throw out a gift we've never owned. Thanks For Remembering Us By: Dana Gioia
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