The Bucket Flower by Donald R Wilson

8/14/2019 The Bucket Flower by Donald R Wilson

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Hdpyrjeot 0>>7 `y Ldmbcl Pd`krt Ujcsdm

Bcc rjeots rkskrvkl. Md pbrt dg tojs `ddf aby `k rkprdluhkl jm bmy gdra dr `y bmy

akbms, kckhtrdmjh dr akhobmjhbc, jmhculjme podtdhdpyjme, rkhdrljme, dr `y bmy

jmgdrabtjdm stdrbek bml rktrjkvbc systka, wjtodut pkrajssjdm jm wrjtjme grda tok

pu`cjsokr.

Jmqujrjks soducl `k bllrksskl td9

^jmkbppck ^rkss, Jmh.

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@dstdm, Abssbhousktts, Abrho 2?, 2?:8

kr fmuhfcks wkrk wojtk bs sok erjppkl

tok tb`ckhcdto. ^bpb, @kto sbjl, Jvk lkhjlkl td ed td Gcdrjlb.

Ubctkr Xprbeuk put ldwm ojs sdup spddm bml tduhokl ojs mbpfjm

td tok hdrmkrs dg ojs adustbhok `kgdrk spkbfjme. Uobt obs `rdueot

gdrto tojs sullkm lkhcbrbtjdm, Kcjzb`kto4 ok bsfkl. Ok cddfkl bt Abab

bhhusjmecy.

Ababs kyks wjlkmkl wjto okr sdup spddm suspkmlkl obcgwby td

okr cjps. Obl jt `kkm b ajstbfk mdt td jmhculk Abab jm okr pcbms4 Md.

@ktwkkm Ababs gkbr dg upskttjme ^bpb bml okr blokrkmhk td hustda,

sok wducl obvk jmvkmtkl rkbsdms td suppdrt oja.

Jts . . . jts b`dut ay erblubtk stuly, sok rkpcjkl, obvjme prbhtjhkl

okr wdrls dvkr bml dvkr. Bt tobt adakmt tok ebscjeots gcjhfkrkl, rkgckhtjme

okr dwm gkbr dg bwbfkmjme tok gjrk-`rkbtojme lrbedm. Okr erblubtk stuly

bcdmk wbs b sdrk spdt, ckt bcdmk akmtjdmjme b cdme trjp. Ay akmtdr, Bcjhk

Fbtokrjmk Blbas, obs sueekstkl tok Kvkrecblks bs bm kxhkcckmt rksdurhk

gdr ay toksjs. Ja rkqujrkl td hdapcktk b gjkcl stuly `kgdrk J rkhkjvk ay

abstkrs lkerkk.

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Xok cddfkl bhrdss bt Bumt Xbrbo gdr suppdrt, obvjme wbjtkl gdr

Xumlby kvkmjme wokm okr bumt hustdabrjcy hbak td ljmmkr. Ujto ojs sjstkr

prkskmt, ^bpb ajeot rkbht ckss vkokakmtcy. Bumt Xbrbo wbs hdmhkmtrbtjme

dm bliustjme tok gdrfs `ksjlk okr sdup pcbtk.

J bccdwkl ydur adtokr td tbcf ak jmtd skmljme ydu td Ukcckscky td

`khdak b `kttkr hdmvkrsbtjdmbcjst bt ljmmkr pbrtjks, mdt td `khdak b

shjkmtjgjh `cukstdhfjme. J aust sby, Kcjzb`kto, J hbmmdt skk auho hobmek.

Zdurk mdt vkry hckvkr wjto wjtty rkpbrtkk. Mdw ydurk jmvdcvkl jm tojs

rjljhucdus abstkrs lkerkk wokm tokrks md pcbhk gdr gkabck shjkmtjsts. B

hdcckek lkerkk, auho ckss b abstkrs lkerkk, gdr b wdabm js mdmskmsk.

^bpbs rjeot, lkbr, sbjl Abab. Zdu fmdw tobt akm brk rkcuhtbmt td

abrry b wdabm wjto b hdcckek lkerkk. Uoy aust ydu hdmtjmuk wjto tojs

blljtjdmbc tjak wbstjme4 kdpck wjcc hdmsjlkr ydu b spjmstkr kgdrk ydurk

twkmty-gdur.

Ja mdt jmtkrkstkl jm abrryjme ykt, Abab. Ukvk tbcfkl b`dut tobt,

sok sbjl, tryjme td fkkp tok sobrpmkss dg okr tdmk jm hokhf. Xok obl

kxpkhtkl tojs rkspdmsk.

Ldmt tkcc ak ydurk tojmfjme b`dut cddfjme gdr b pdsjtjdm wokmydurk bcc gjmjsokl wjto ydur kluhbtjdm, sbjl ^bpb. Zdu obvk md ùsjmkss

tbfjme b id` bwby grda b abm wjto b gbajcy td suppdrt. B wdabms pcbhk

js jm tok odak. \obt wbs ojs gbajcjbr stbml wokm jt hbak td wdakm

bhqujrjme b prdgkssjdm. \okm hbak b aystjgyjme stbtkakmt9 Jts adrk

japdrtbmt tobt ydu rkabjm jm @dstdm rjeot mdw.

Uoy js jt mkhkssbry gdr ak td stby okrk, ^bpb4 Xtbyjme bt odak obl

mkvkr `kkm bm jssuk `kgdrk, bctodueo sok obl skclda `kkm gbrtokr bwbygrda odak tobm Luxùry dr Mkwùrypdrt.

Jg ydu jmsjst updm hdmtjmujme wjto ydur pdjmtckss stuljks, tokrks

bcwbys tok pcbmt cjgk jm tok û`cjh Ebrlkm. Ok obl ykt td rkturm td kbtjme

ojs sdup.

Xhoddc hojclrkm stuly tok gcdrb jm tok u`cjh Ebrlkm, bpb. @dtbmjsts

skbrho gdr bml kxbajmk mkw spkhjks.

\okm cddf jm tok @krfsojrks dr tok Uojtk Adumtbjms. \okrks md

mkkl td gcdumhk dgg td Gcdrjlb.

Xok lkhjlkl mdt td `k sjlktrbhfkl `y tok stjme dg tok wdrlgcdumhk.

\ok Uojtk Adumtbjms obvk bcrkbly `kkm shdurkl `y `dtbmjsts bml


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trbapckl `y ojfkrs bml hbapkrs. Xok wbs stjcc cddfjme bt okr gbtokr,

ùt skmskl Abab bml Bumt Xbrbo wbthojme tojs kxhobmek wjto hdmhkrm.

Dmk ljl mdt stbml up td ^bpb wjtodut kxpkrjkmhjme ojs erugg rktdrts bml

kvkmtubc suìuebtjdm y tok gdrhk dg ojs bmekr bml lktkrajmbtjdm. Ldhtdr

Blbas obs sueekstkl Gcdrjlbs wkstkrm Kvkrecblks bs bm kxhkcckmt brkb

wokrk vkry cjttck `dtbmjhbc stuly obs tbfkm pcbhk. Gcdrjlbs swbaps brk tok

odaks gdr oumlrkls dg pcbmt spkhjks stjcc ummbakl, sdak rbrk, dtokrs ykt

td `k ljshdvkrkl. Abab, rkaka`kr tok ckhturk ydu bml J bttkmlkl wjto

Ar. Husojme cbst gbcc4 cjmy Pkbsdmkrs trkf bcdme tok Gbfbobthokk Pjvkr jm

2??5 wbs wobt jmspjrkl ak.

^bpb ecbrkl tok ckmeto dg tok ljmjme rdda tb`ck bt Abab bs jg tojs

wodck tojme wkrk okr gbuct.

Okr adtokr bliustkl okr hojggdm sobwc mkrvduscy. ^kdpck wjcc edssjp,

lkbr. \okycc surajsk tobt ydu brk jm hdmgjmkakmt. @y skkajme td ed bwby

td bvdjl b shbmlbc, ydu wjcc surrduml tok gbajcy wjto ka`brrbssakmt.

J hbmt okcp wobt ydur wjhfkl-ajmlkl grjkmls wjcc jabejmk, Abab.

\ok dmcy dtokr pcbhks td ekt b sjajcbr kxpkrjkmhk brk Bgrjhb dr Xduto

Bakrjhb. Eddl okbvkms! kxhcbjakl Bumt Xbrbo. krobps jt obl kkm b ajstbfk

td stbrt tojs breuakmt jm tok prkskmhk dg ^bpbs dclkr sjstkr bgtkr bcc.

Uobt ldks tojs wdabmydur akmtdrfmdw b`dut Gcdrjlb4 bsfkl

^bpb. Jts b ljstbmt, umhjvjcjzkl pcbhk wokrk ykccdw gkvkr bml abcbrjb brk

rbapbmt.

Do, sbjl Abab sdgtcy, rbjsjme b obml td okr tordbt. Xurkcy ydu ldmt

wbmt td trbvkc td b pcbhk wokrk todsk ljskbsks kxjst, lkbr. \okrk obl `kkm dut`rkbfs dg ykccdw gkvkr, ùt mdmk jm tok pbst twd

ykbrs. @kgdrk sok hducl rkpcy, ^bpb spdfk bebjm.

\ojs wdabm sdumls cjfk b gkbtokr-okbl td sueekst trbvkcjme td tok

wjcls dg Gcdrjlb. J bssuak sok pcbms td bhhdapbmy ydu.

@kto rkskmtkl ojs rkgkrrjme td Lr. Blbas bs tojs wdabm. Xok wbs

tkaptkl td lkgkml okr akmtdr, ut lkhjlkl td stby dm hdursk bml erjppkl

tok tb`ck bebjm. J pcbm td ed bcdmk.

[mokbrl dg. Zdume cbljks ld mdt trbvkc bcdmk. J gdr`jl jt. Ojs vdjhk

rkvkr`krbtkl grda tok ljmjme rddas `cbhf wbcmut pbmkcjme, dvkrrjljme

Ababs ebsp. Kvkm Bumt Xbrbo obl cddfkl up jm bcbra.


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bml tok wdakm wkrk hcdsjme rbmfs. Xok sbw b scjeot ecjaakr dg odpk gdr

tokjr suppdrt.

^bpb sputtkrkl b gkw tjaks bml pucckl bt ojs ojeo wjme-tjp hdccbr, ùt

okcl ojs erduml. J stjcc rkgusk td bccdw dur lbueotkr td trbvkc bcdmk td tok

lkptos dg Gcdrjlb dr bmy dtokr gbr bwby pcbhk, Obrrjkt, ok sbjl, cddfjme

bt Abab. \okm, turmjme tdwbrl ojs lbueotkr, Jg ydu brk sueekstjme tobt

J kshdrt ydu, J hbmmdt. @usjmkss js mdt eddl rjeot mdw, bml tok hdapbmy

rkqujrks ay bttkmtjdm okrk jm @dstdm.

Ukcc tokm, jmtkrikhtkl Bumt Xbrbo, Kcjzb`kto hbm bhhdapbmy ak

wokm J ed td Xt. Bueustjmk gdr tok hurk. \ok sueekstjdm hbak bs b

surprjsk, ejvjme kvkm adrk suppdrt tobm sok obl lrkbakl dg. @ut bt wobt

hdst4 Ubs Bumt Xbrbo td `k ^bpbs surrdebtk jm Gcdrjlb4

\ok hurk4 bsfkl Abab. J odpk ydurk mdt jcc. Abab skclda

akmtjdmkl jccmkss, kvkm td okr sjstkr-jm-cbw.

Jvk obl b cjmekrjme hdueo gdr admtos bml tojs wjmtkr obs edt ak

ldwm. J mkkl b hobmek, bml Gcdrjlbs wbra sum wjcc okcp. @kto gbjckl td

rkhbcc kvkr obvjme okbrl Bumt Xbrbo hdueo.

Md dmk edks td Gcdrjlb kxhkpt todsk wjto hdmsuaptjdm dr todskwod ed tokrk td ljk, erdwckl ^bpb. Jts b sjccy jlkb. @ksjlks, tok skbsdm

js bcadst dvkr.

Mdmskmsk, rkpcjkl Bumt Xbrbo, mdw sjttjme rbardl strbjeot cjfk okr

`rdtokr. Ukcc ckbvk tojs wkkf bml obvk tok wodck admto dg Bprjc tokrk.

Ukcc stby bt Gcbeckrs mkw odtkc, tok ^dmhk lk Ckdm, bml obvk b erbml

tjak. Lurjme tok lby Kcjzb`kto hbm skbrho gdr bcc tok pcbmts okr okbrt

lksjrks. \ok tkmsjdm obl su`sjlkl, ùt td tkcc Bumt Xbrbo tobt Xt. Bueustjmk

wbsmt tok pbrt dg Gcdrjlb sok jmtkmlkl td kxpcdrk ajeot hobmek bcc tobt.

\obmf ydu, Bumt Xbrbo, sok sbjl kgdrk bpb hducl dìkht, rkbcjzjme tobt

cdsjme sd kbsjcy wbs mdt bhhkptb`ck td oja. Jl cjfk td ed td Xt. Bueustjmk

wjto ydu.

\ok hdmvkrsbtjdm obl hdmgjrakl td okr tobt tokrk wkrk adrk rkbsdms

td ekt bwby tobm iust gjkcl stuljks jm `dtbmy. Okrk wbs okr hobmhk td rkbf

bwby grda ^bpbs ldajmbmhk bml Ababs d`skssjdm wjto tok gbajcys

pdsjtjdm jm @dstdm sdhjkty, wojho wbs sd hdmgjmjme. Okr pbrkmts hdmhkrm

b`dut dggkmljme @dstdms Bmhjkmts bml Odmdrb`cks `y `rkbfjme tok


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rucks dg sdhjbc ktjqukttk wbs suggdhbtjme okr.

Gdr b adakmt, sjckmhk khodkl brduml tok ojeo-hkjcjmekl ljmjme rdda

wojck kvkrydmk wbjtkl gdr ^bpb td rkbht. ^bpbs gbhk wbs stjcc rkl bml ojs

austbhok `rjstckl, `ut ojs vdjhk wbs auho sdgtkr bs ok spdfk. Jg ydu twd

jmsjst updm tojs gddcjso vkmturk, tokm J wjcc abfk brrbmekakmts gdr tok

twd dg ydu td obvk b gjrst-hcbss stbtkrdda b`dbrl tok Hjty dg ^rdvjlkmhk,

wojho sbjcs dm tok tojrtjkto gdr Ibhfsdmvjcck bml Fky Ukst. B skb vdybek

wjcc `k okbctoguc bml jmvjedrbtjme. \ojs wbs ^bpbs wby dg abjmtbjmjme

hdmtrdc jm lkgkbt. \ok ^rdvjlkmhk wbs dmk dg ojs sojps, bml tok hrkw

bmswkrkl td oja6 sok wbs lddakl td `k umlkr ojs jmgcukmhk.

Do, md, sbjl Bumt Xbrbo, rbjsjme okr obmls. J wjcc mkvkr ed bmywokrk

`y sojp bebjm. Uokm J wkmt td Kurdpk J wbs lkbtocy sjhf lurjme `dto

hrdssjmes. J wducl obvk wbcfkl odak jg J obl tobt hodjhk. Ukcc tbfk tok

trbjm, Ubctkr. Jt edks bcc tok wby td Xt. Bueustjmk mdw.

^bpb ecbrkl bt Bumt Xbrbo. B stbtkrdda js b auho adrk hjvjcjzkl wby

td trbvkc. Zdu mkvkr fmdw wobt hdaadm pkdpck ydu wjcc kmhdumtkr dm b

trbjm, adstcy lruaakrs. \oky ldmt iust skcc tokjr wbrks, tokyrk b wbmtdm

cdt. \ok hbrs brk ljrty, mdjsy, tdd odt dr tdd hdcl, bml tok gddl, wokmbvbjcb`ck, js jmklj`ck.

Ukcc ekt rkskrvbtjdms gdr b stbtkrdda jm b odtkc hbr, sbjl Bumt Xbrbo

`rbvkcy. \oky obvk bcc tok adlkrm hdmvkmjkmhks bt obml, jmhculjme

akbcs, bcc jm dmk hbr, bml wk wdmt obvk td advk b`dut tok trbjm dmhk wk

ckbvk Ikrsky Hjty. Bumt Xbrbo obl trbvkckl `kgdrk, `ut jt abttkrkl cjttck td

Kcjzb`kto woktokr toky wkmt `y ^bpbs stkbakr dr `y trbjm bs cdme bs toky

wkrk b`ck td ed. Xumlby wbs tok abjls mjeot dgg, bml Ars. Gbrblby, tok hddf, obl

hckbrkl tok sdup ljsoks. \ok ljmmkr obl hdmtjmukl wjtodut gurtokr

upskt. ^bpb wbs umusubccy qujkt wojck Abab bml Bumt Xbrbo kmebekl jm

sabcc tbcf. \okjr hdmvkrsbtjdm ebvk okr tok dppdrtumjty td b`sdr` wobt

obl tbfkm pcbhk. \obt sok wbs bhhdapbmyjme Bumt Xbrbo td Gcdrjlb jm b

gkw lbys wbs obrl td kcjkvk. Xok oblmt wdm, kxbhtcy, ut sok oblmt cdst,

kjtokr. Bumt Xbrbo, jm okr ajl-sjxtjks, obl hkrtbjm cjajtbtjdms bs b trbvkcjme

hdapbmjdm. Dmhk toky wkrk jm Gcdrjlb sok pcbmmkl td gjml dut odw hcdsk

td tok Kvkrecblks toky wkrk. Odw td brrbmek b gkw lbys bwby grda Bumt


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Xbrbo gdr kxpcdrbtjdm wbs b prd`cka, ut tojs kvkmjme wbs mdt tok tjak td

wdrry b`dut tobt.

Zdu fmdw, Xbrbo, sbjl ^bpb, kmljme tok qujkt adakmt wojck Ars.

Gbrblby obl skrvkl tok Jmljbm pulljme, J kxpkht ydu td `k tok pkrgkht

hobpkrdmk bml mkvkr ckt Kcjzb`kto dut dg ydur sjeot. Cduts wjcc k bttrbhtkl

td okr cjfk `kbrs td odmky. Ok pdjmtkl tobt torkbtkmjme gjmekr bebjm. Jg

bmytojme obppkms td okr, bmytojme bt bcc, J wjcc odcl ydu rkspdmsj`ck.

^bpb, J fmdw odw td lkbc wjto umtdwbrl ekmtckakm. Zdu gdrekt bcc

tok Obrvbrl akm Jvk obl td gkml dgg bt hdtjccjdms.

\oksk akm wjcc mdt `k grda Obrvbrl, Kcjzb`kto, bml toky wjcc mdt `k

ekmtckakm rkqukstjme b pcbhk dm ydur lbmhk hbrl. Jg ydu jmsjst updm edjme,

ydu wjcc kmhdumtkr bcc fjmls dg rjggrbgg, bml ydu wjcc mdt k trkbtkl cjfk b cbly.

Jg ydu kvkr mkkl okcp, ldmt kxpkht td rkhkjvk bmy. Ljstrust bmy abm wod

bttkapts td `k grjkmlcy. \okycc `k bgtkr ydur admkydr wdrsk. \ojs wbs

tok hcdskst okr gbtokr kvkr hbak td blajttjme tobt skxubc lrjvks kxjstkl. Bt

`kst, yducc `k jemdrkl. Zdu wjcc gjml tok trbjm shoklucks td `k umrkcjb`ck.

Zducc obvk td hobmek trbjms grkqukmtcy, stby dvkr jm qukstjdmb`ck odtkcs,

bml dgtkm tbfk b gkrry dr hrdss b hjty td rkbho tok mkxt rbjcwby cjmk. Bmltoksk brk umskttckl tjaks. Erdvkr Hckvkcbml wjcc `k jmbueurbtkl wjtojm b

gkw lbys, bml wod fmdws wobt vkrajm tobt wjcc rjme jmtd dggjhk. J prkljht

tobt ydu wjcc rkturm td @dstdm wjtojm b wkkfjg ydu ekt `bhf bt bcc.

Jts b abms wdrcl dut tokrk, lkbr, sbjl Abab vbeukcy.

Ukcc k b`ck td tbfk hbrk dg durskcvks, sbjl Bumt Xbrbo. Zdul tojmf

J obvk mkvkr trbvkckl `kgdrk.

Bs toky rdsk grda tok tb`ck, ^bpb bsfkl, Kcjzb`kto, obvk ydu tdclKlwbrl Husojme b`dut ydur trbvkc pcbms4 \ok todueot dg Ar. Husojme

hbuskl okr td soullkr. Ok hdapktkl wjto bpb jm tok sojppjme usjmkss.

Abab obl jmhculkl tok d`mdxjdus abm jm tokjr sdhjbc pcbms adrk

grkqukmtcy bs dg cbtk.

Xok pbuskl, puzzckl. Uoy mkkl J ljshuss bmytojme wjto Ar. Husojme,

^bpb4

Ok ajeot `k scjeotkl `y ydur ckbvjme @dstdm iust mdw.

Uoy js tobt4

J `kcjkvk ok wjcc `k abfjme b prdpdsbc dg abrrjbek td ydu vkry

sddm.


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Ldmbcl P. Ujcsdm

Gdr adrk jmgdrabtjdm b`dut tojs bml dtokr ^jmkbppck ^rksstjtcks vjsjt dur wk`sjtk bt ottp9//www.pjmkbppckprkss.hda

^jmkbppck ^rkss tjtcks brk bvbjcb`ck grda ottp9//www.pjmkbppckprkss.hdabml grda abidr `ddfstdrk hobjms bml dmcjmk rktbjckrs.

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