For Ann Cagle

I have a friend named Ann
Who is sweet and full of fun
Her hobby is growing house plants
And she recently gave me one

Sitting happily on my countertop
Is an almost-bloomed amaryllis
Since even flowers need TLC
I named this red bud Phyllis

One morning when I watered her
I saw that Phyllis was growing a twin
Then I had to think of another name
And the picking was mighty slim

Since the flowers would be twin sisters
I wanted to pick names that rhymed
But no others sounded like Phyllis
At least, none that really chimed

The little sister started blooming
And I didn't know what to do
Then my old brain started twirling
So I named her Phyllis Two

Kathleen McCoy Eldridge©
February 6, 2007
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