Ivory Comanche Peony

Ivory Comanche PeonyI never thought I'd be the type to get excited about fake flowers, but here I am, practically swooning over a ceramic zinnia that's about as real as my childhood claims of being a professional chocolate taster. This ivory monstrosity, large enough to make my couch look like it's cowering in fear, has somehow solved the age old dilemma of "what to hang above your couch" without resorting to the clich?? family photos or those inspirational posters that

yet I couldn't deny its charm

gazing at a ceramic sea anemone like it's the Mona Lisa of bathroom wall decor

a reminder that sometimes the best things in life are completely artificial

it was a conversation piece that whispered

He came up grassy

isn't that what great art is all about

re not surprised

Perhaps it was a rare species discovered in the depths of the Mariana Trench

But I've caught him talking to it when he thinks I'm not around

smell like low tide

who caught me studying our wall with the intensity of someone decoding ancient runes

I imagine her nodding approvingly