Helen Wilson

Hydrangeas

Fashions fade by definition, then reappear a generation later. Think flared jeans, mullet haircuts, and sticky date pudding. Give it 20 years and rejuvenate your favourites as a bold statement of progress. The young will claim it as new. The old will feel amused. The ancient will feel nostalgic. Perhaps then I am bordering on ancient.

this morning I picked three hydrangeas
and placed them 
in my mother's Wedgewood vase . . .
her love of beauty
the beauty of her love

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About the Author

Helen Wilson is an Australian poet based in the Blue Mountains. She is a professional communicator who has written for magazines, art shows, and pure love of the lyrical. Having recently ceased full-time work, she now has more time to indulge her passions for art, nature, and social justice. She is a member of Writing NSW and is currently undertaking further study in poetry.