Praise for shameless Marys

Glassware sits on a long shelf. There are vases, goblets, candlesticks, whiskey glasses, wine decanters, liqueur glasses, and ice cream bowls. A crystalline sequence filled with water, of various sizes, containing, being contained, and overflowing beyond themselves. The water creates a magnifying glass effect, allowing us to better read the words affixed to the vases. These are 75 compliments cataloged in research across hundreds of websites about impatiens flowers. So many celebrations use crystalline vases filled with many flowers, many flowers indeed. All kinds of flowers, except impatiens. This flower, which supposedly cures cancer and is "good for stimulating marriage," is not used in crystal vases. Forgotten…