Giving them their flowers. Stories and poems of appreciation. A variety of anecdotal short stories with life lessons, and salutes to those that have affected me over the course of my 50-plus years of life. That impact may have been knowledge, taught me a skill, or even gut-checked me. I have written about it and thanked them for this work. Gospel singer James Cleveland sang the song "Give Me My Flowers". I can't sing, so here is my offering. The words from the pen of a ready writer. Psalms 45:1.