Flowers of Joy

a short story

Photo Courtesy of Author

— — Witness the field. Kept with tender soil and sown with a combined love; of lilies and iris, the peony, the dahlia; of poppies and marigold, the daisy, the daffodil. The pride of Aster Penrose. A fine hobby for Alma Penrose. The husband and the wife.

— — Nurtured with the care reserved for parenthood, the field flourished. Watered and fed. Pruned and processed. All held to the ground save for…