Things That Ache My Heart

Finding a broken flower stem
Burning toast
Driving over a squirrel
Hearing an old lover's name
Tying a yellow ribbon for a soldier
Seeing flowers placed in memory of a crash victim
Watching my daughter pack for college
Remembering dad in his coffin
Knowing my mother can't sleep
Waiting for seeds to grow
Realizing they never will.

@Tess Harvester 2013