Flowers for Mom

"It sounds like she was a wonderful mother."

"Yes, she was, and she was very tolerant and forgiving of some of the things I did...."

"She loved flowers, so every now and then I'd pick a bouquet..."

"...and she'd always be so happy and appreciative when I presented them to her..."

"But the truth is...."

"...I had picked the flowers..."

"..in her own beloved gardens."

"That's so sweet.   Did she know?"

"Of course. She must have...."

"....because the flowers in my bouquets only grew in her gardens.."

"Yet she never said a thing...."