Flamingos make me smile!
It all started when I walked in my
son’s apartment a couple of years ago
and was confronted by a five foot pink flamingo
He said that flamingos were just like
him, “tall, skinny, and bright”
I totally agreed!  That flamingo
made me smile each time we encountered
each other, sometimes with me tripping on it
Since his death, flamingos have found me
often and always make me smile!  Friends leave stuffed,
metal, plastic, paper, any type of flamingos
in a variety of colors and sizes for me
And I have found them in the most unlikely places
and often bring them home with me
and I usually take something flamingo themed
when I visit the cemetary to leave 
I think they will always touch my heart,
because he will always hold a HUGE chunk of my
heart even in his absence on earth and presence
in heaven.  I will see you again, my love, and while
I won’t have a flamingo for you, I imagine the beauty
in heaven will be comparable to flamingos!
In the meantime, I love you and I will always think
of you when a flamingo crosses my path!