Miracle of the Marigold - by Sylvia Davis
One blossom survived the gardening mishap.
Was an angel with a green thumb behind it?
Big, bold, yellow and orange blooms burst out of the ground in my yard.
When my neighbor gave me
marigold seeds, I never...
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Miracle of the Marigold - by Sylvia Davis
One blossom survived the gardening mishap.
Was an angel with a green thumb behind it?
Big, bold, yellow and orange blooms burst out of the ground in my yard.
When my neighbor gave me
marigold seeds, I never dreamed they’d look this wonderful.
Good enough to enter in this year’s
county fair.
First I need to get rid of these weeds growing alongside them, I thought.
I’ll get Cole right on it.
He
was always willing to help his mom out these days.
“You got it!” he said when I pointed out the weeds.
I could almost feel the satiny blue prize-winning
ribbon in my hands.
A little later I went out to check on Cole’s progress.
The yard was covered in dead marigolds.
I threw
my hand over my mouth to stifle a scream.
Cole stood proudly over the decimated flowers with the weed eater.
“My marigolds!” I cried.
“They’re ruined.
”
Cole’s face fell.
“I thought they were part of the weeds,” he said.
I took a deep breath.
Wasn’t a good son worth al
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