Oh! you who sleep in Flanders Fields,
Sleep sweet – to rise anew!
We caught the torch you threw
And holding high, we keep the Faith
With All who died.

We cherish, too, the poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led;
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies,
But lends a lustre to the red
Of the flower that blooms above the dead
In Flanders Fields.

And now the Torch and Poppy Red
We wear in honor of our dead.
Fear not that ye have died for naught;
We’ll teach the lesson that ye wrought
In Flanders Fields.

[Author: Moina Michael]

• This year (2015) is the 100th anniversary of the Mother’s Day, that was officially created in 1914 by President Woodrow Wilson. So celebrate the US holiday Centennial by ordering a flower for mom now!
• It is written “Mother’s Day”, not “Mothers Day”.
• The holiday is celebrated each year on the second Sunday in May. This year it’s May 10, 2015.
• Carnations traditionally represent Mother’s Day, but roses are also widely given and (gladly) accepted.
• More telephone calls are made on Mother’s Day than any other day of the year.

So, be sure to order your flower(s) for Mom now! (Remember, even late is better than nothing)

Mother’s Day will have been celebrated for a whole century this year on Sunday, May 10, 2015!

Although Anna Jarvis is widely recognized as the founder of “Mother’s Day”, it wasn’t until 1914 that President Woodrow Wilson officially created the – now widely celebrated – US holiday by setting aside every second Sunday in May for the purpose. [Read more…]

So, do not forget to order your single red rose or flowers for your mother now!

A solitary rose grew in the darkest corner of the garden
Surrounded by many others
Yet remained alone

Time passed and trials came and went
One dealt a severe blow
And the rose began to wilt and wither

Forgotten…

Then… as if by a miracle…

There came a soft and gentle breeze
Followed by a ray of light
As all the other roses fell into darkness
The solitary rose began to shine

Shining with a special light…
And watered by a gentle cascade…
A cascade of love
A cascade of selfless affection

“I do… not now but forever…”
Said the rose to the sunlight
And there they remain
A rose in full bloom
With her sunshine smiling down on her…

You are my sunshine, my life, my very soul
And I your rose blooming in the light of your love.

[Author: Zahra Ahmed]

A solitary rose in the garden
Whispered to herself
These thorns are for my safety
Alas! Still they pluck me up
Stumbling to the decking hall
Placing herself in the smiling wall
How she lost in her own thoughts,
About the warmth of the credulous wind
And the charm of the maternal land
Still she responsibly did her duty
blazing her fragrance and beauty.

[Author: Navya Kumar]