Flowering

Good usually blossoms in retrospect,
Out of good enough, even as things slide
And have to be brought back. The small

Gifts of a simple Christmas that became
Sentimental favorite items to use daily,
The slippers, the mug, and the cap, tools

Of habit, part of daily rituals in a life
Attended to as if it were a houseplant,
Water in the mug, shade under the cap.