"Two Princes And One Flower"

For this entry, as you'll see immediately, I used an ancient and very well known ballad; or at least, the form. In this case, the song tells of when Youssarian and Zaphod met Flower, to build later the Whiskers Mob.

Anyway, here it is... Hope you enjoy it, then.


There lived a Lady in some desert land.
-Feel the warmth of the morning Sun-
She had the greatest law in her hands.
Fa, la la la la, la la la la la.

Sometimes the Flower, sometimes the Rose.
-Feel the warmth of the morning Sun-
But always mother and Queen for us.
Fa, la la la la, la la la la la.

Her star shone brighter since she was born.
-Feel the warmth of the morning Sun-
She just got stronger being left alone.
Fa, la la la la, la la la la la.

Two Meerkat Princes then found her way,
-Feel the warmth of the morning Sun-
but only one could share her days.
Fa, la la la la, la la la la la.

Would you please, fair Lady, be my wife?
-Feel the warmth of the morning Sun-
Say yes and you'll have the happiest life.
Fa, la la la la, la la la la la.

But I can give you a hoard of dreams
-Feel the warmth of the morning Sun-
turning to children in every Spring.
Fa, la la la la, la la la la la.

And so the other Prince had to wait.
-Feel the warmth of the morning Sun-
Yet marry that Queen was his real fate.
Fa, la la la la, la la la la la.

He won her heart to stay by her side.
-Feel the warmth of the morning Sun-
Of great Kings now he had the pride.
Fa, la la la la, la la la la la.

A dinasty with his wife he made
-Feel the warmth of the morning Sun-
that ne'er in centuries would fade.
Fa, la la la la, la la la la la.

She was the biggest Queen by own right,
-Feel the warmth of the morning Sun-
and he was Zaphod his valiant Knight.
Fa, la la la la, la la la la la.

This royal couple would always stand
-Feel the warmth of the morning Sun-
just like the rock lying beneath the sand.
Fa, la la la la, la la la la la.

When face to face with black death she was,
-Feel the warmth of the morning Sun-
she surely left bleeding her nose.
Fa, la la la la, la la la la la.

And now that Flower will always stay
-Feel the warmth of the morning Sun-
in Zaphod's arms till the end of days.
Fa, la la la la, la la la la la.

"Castle In The Desert"

Zaphod, in his life as a ruler in the land of sands.

I'd like to have a picture of him

through all the Centuries,

and always with that King

on the top of the World,

For that's what he deserves to be honored daily.

"Garden For Just One Flower"

There was a strange planet
 ten million stars away,
 in which Meerkats were always
 very happy and free.

 It had mostly deserts
 to play, and sleep, and thrive in;
 but even more than that,
 they had a true Queen.

 And she was so famous
 among her old people,
 that no one ruled better

 In their desert planet...
 Only the Big Flower:
 Queen who came from Heaven.


(Edited today, 1/23/12)

"Castle In The Desert" - Farewell, Zaphod!!!

Oh, Great King... I can't believe that I didn't even knew about your final moment.
You left in March, then; and what picture will I keep now, of you?
Only this one, I hope...

Have you seen Flower already? For there are so many flowers in front of your eyes, Zaphod.
Or are they stars? It doesn't matter so much, anyway.
Those are only empty words, now.
What's really important is what you can have: an invisible, but very big, Kingdom for you and the loving wife who lived by your side here on Earth.

Farewell, Great King Of Sands And Meerkats!
Never Forget What You Gained By Yourself!!!

"Flower For Just One Garden"

Little song without music, which I could finish this afternoon.
This would be what Meerkat Queens sing at their final moment in life, alone or surrounded by their family.


My kingdom was thought to last for ever...
East straight to sunset, like some birds do
early in the morning, which runs from the Moon,
returning to start a great Meerkat era.

Kingdoms of legend last ad infinitum...
And mine brought a future for many a Meerkat,
to shine like a desert of the Golden Era,
making us believe in the gods of good luck.

And now what I made for my kin seems all over...
Now remains my legacy for all to see
on them all, like the better part of me,
reigning like a Queen Star with crown of argentum.

"Garden For Just One Flower"

Only for all Meerkat Manor lovers... For here, we all accept Flower as our Queen and Mother in common (if anyone doesn't agree, just go to another blog / site). Well, this is what I wanted to leave here this time, having let the words flow instead of thinking them, so that you could read a new...
...Possible message from Flower.

"Dear children: It's been four years since you and me could see one another (through the heart, in my case). But no matter how much time may pass, if with this we can strenghten our little bond along with the feeling of belonging each other. There's something about my death that maybe you haven't thought yet. I wasn't happy or proud in those hard and painful moments just for having fought for my people. I felt happy dying at the very entrance of my burrow. And anyway, dear children, you already know this very well: The flower doesn't live who can't leave her own future afterlife. So, whenever you see a dying flower, just smile as if I was there, because I can be right there, ready to bring myself back, somewhere, somehow".

"Garden Of Just One Flower"

Flower in her birthday, receiving kisses in her extended hand.

I heard this song two or three years ago and thought

"It talks completely about Flower!"

Now you can read the lyrics and see it for yourselves...

She
May be the face I can't forget
A trace of pleasure or regret
May be my treasure or the price I have to pay
She may be the song that summer sings
May be the chill that autumn brings
May be a hundred tearful things
Within the measure of the day.

She
May be the beauty or the beast
May be the famine or the feast
May turn each day into heaven or a hell
She may be the mirror of my dreams
A smile reflected in a stream
She may not be what she may seem
Inside a shell.

She who always seems so happy in a crowd
Whose eyes can be so private and so proud
No one's allowed to see them when they cry
She may be the love that can and hope to last
May come to me from shadows of the past
That I remember till the day I die.

She
May be the reason I survive
The why and where for I'm alive
The one I'll care for through the rough and rainy years
Me I'll take her laughter and her tears
And make them all my souvenirs
For where she goes I got to be
The meaning of my life is

She...

"Very Special - Valentine For Meerkats"

This must have been the way

for Flower and Zaphod

to meet each other...

And be happy ever after!!!

"Castle In The Desert"

Just another song I could write for the Meerkat King.


Have you seen there, the Knight of the Flower?
In the desert that he knows so well?
He still stands tall, as if facing the Sun
with his eyes that remind you the storm.

His hands may be strong as Oak-Trees
and with them he can build an empire...
And his heart is in fire
when he's ready for war,
but it's like spring in days of love.

If he raised his hand,
everyone was ready
to enjoy a rest, or fight for him...
So he gained his throne
through a thousand battles,
and his wisdom by reading the sand.

A great King of his land,
and Knight of the Flower,
the best diamond in his own big crown.
Have you seen that Lord
full of Meerkat wisdom?
Standing proud there, the Knight of his Rose?


As I use to do, the verses can go -in this case- with the music of this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX07j9SDFcc

"Garden Of Just One Flower"

Link to a wonderful video which should have been in my last entry honoring Flower... The name of the song couldn't have been more well chosen, just like the song itself. And here it is now, the amazing video, showing a most beautiful little woman who became a great Queen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHP07OWO3CA

Not mine, of course... Yet if I could make something like this, I would, as soon as possible.

"Garden For Just One Flower"

-Zazzle, Meerkats Wiki and KMP-

Birth
Flower was born on the 15th March in the year 2000. She was born in a group called the Whiskers, formed in 1998. Her mother was the dominant female of the Whiskers at that time, she was Holly, she was from the Young Ones origin. Her father was actually a roving male. He originated from a group called the Rascals. He was Kine. Her father was not the dominant male of the Whiskers, Argon. Flower's conception happened when Holly came into season after giving birth to her previous litter. Argon was not mate guarding her as intensively as dominant males normally always do. She mated with Kine and after seventy days (pregnancy for Meerkats), Flower was born. Flower was born in a litter of four pups. She was actually the smallest pup in the litter. She had three other litter-mates. These were her sister Petal, and her two brothers Thumper and Hazel. Her brother Thumper was the largest pup. Flower and her siblings were born during the time when the Whiskers numbered nineteen animals. Females included her mother Holly who was the dominant female for three years. Her older half sisters, Vialli, Zola, Aramis and Wahine. Her older cousins, Risca, Artemis and Aphrodite. Males included her step father Argon, his brother Delpheus, a wild male Beetle, her older half brothers Dennis Wise, Porthos, Athos, Rangi, Orgali, Tama. Her older cousins, Lancelot and Jean-Luc. Flower and her siblings spent their young lives under ground. The first of their family to meet was Risca (a yearling at that time) who curiously entered the birth chamber where Holly and the pups lay. Her mum Holly would go off foraging so her older female cousins or half sisters would often babysit Flower. When Flower reached the age of two weeks old, her cousin Lancelot was on babysitting duty when another group, the Lazuli first attacked the Whiskers burrow. The dominant female of the Lazuli, Ziziphus, almost killed Flower and her siblings but thanks to her cousin Lancelot who defended them, she survived. Flower reached the age of three weeks old and she was ready to emerge from the burrow for the first time.
Flower and her siblings were ready to head off foraging with the family at the age of four weeks old. The group foraged and at this age, all Flower had to do is beg for food. She was not expected to find her own food until the age of four months or more. She was brought food by the other Meerkats. The most generous of her elders was her half sister Vialli and cousin Risca. Her mother Holly, as the dominant female, didn't really contribute to bring food. As the they got older, Flower and her siblings went out foraging with the adults more often. As the Whiskers were moving fast, her sister Petal lagged behind. Petal calls reached her older half sister Vialli. Vialli went back for Petal until she heard the calls of another pup being lost: it was Flower. Vialli dropped Petal and went back for Flower. Once she got Flower and tried to return to Petal, Petal had already been in the talons of a Gosshawk. Vialli and Flower returned to the Whiskers. Although she lost her sister, at least she was safe. Flower and her brothers grew up more into juveniles. She did start finding food for herself and did not beg for food as much as she did as a pup. She started to take babysitting duties though she was still too young. She was about nine months old when her mother Holly gave birth to a new litter. That litter consisted of her younger sister Smithers.
Flower was an adult at the age of a year old. She now began to take babysitting duties and sentry duties. Eleven days after her the birth of her new younger siblings Smithers, Mr Burns and Montogomery, her mother Holly was taken by a Martial Eagle. Flower lost her mother on the 19th September 2000. Flower was still too young to take her mother's place as the dominant female, so her older cousin Risca took the position. The life for Flower and her brothers Thumper and Hazel did not change. Risca however was weak in terms of being able to control the breeding success of the other females. Most of the adult females mated with roving males. Her step father Argon and most of the males had left the group. Only Beetle stayed in the Whiskers and took the position of dominant male. Soon Beetle and some of the other males (including her brothers, Thumper and Hazel) left to go roving. A new group of eight Vivian males joined the Whiskers. Izit, one of the males, took the dominant male position in the Whiskers group. Risca still could not control the other females like a dominant female, like Holly, should and all above a year old (including Flower) mated with the new males. Risca, Vialli, Zola, Artemis, Aphrodite, Aramis and Wahine were all pregnant by the new males. Flower did not conceive. All the pregnant females, except her cousin Artemis, lost their litters to each other. Life in the Whiskers went. Some of the Whiskers males that left the group returned but were chased off by the Vivian males. That was the last interval where Flower saw her brothers Thumper and Hazel.
The Whiskers group dynamics were changing. Risca's grip on power weakened. She eventually lost dominance to Vialli. Risca, Wahine and most of the older subordinate females were evicted. Flower was now the second oldest female in the group. She and Vialli both mated with some of the new males. The former dominant Izit also lost his dominant position to his younger half brother Zaphod. Vialli often bullied Flower despite the fact that she cared for her as a pup. Both Flower and Vialli were pregnant. Flower was pregnant for the first time in her life. She was the first of the two to give birth, but Vialli killed her newborn pups as soon as they were born. Vialli then gave birth to her litter of seven pups.
Whiskers Queen
A few weeks after her pups started foraging, Vialli disappeared and was probably taken by a predator. Flower was the oldest female in the group and established her dominance over the other females (including her younger sister Smithers and her nieces Ugly Pup, Mi Julie and Rydapuni). She was now about two years old and for the first time in her life, she was the dominant female of the Whiskers. This was on the 7th February 2002.
Flower then began to take leadership of the group. Zaphod was still the dominant male and his relationship with Flower changed. When she was a subordinate female he had paid little attention towards her, but now being the dominant female, he seldom left her side. Vialli's pups made it to adulthood. Flower's breeding success was now increased as the dominant female. She was pregnant, but her nieces Mi Julie, Ugly Pup and her younger sister by nine months, Smithers, were also pregnant. Flower gave birth, but her litter was again, killed by another female, Mi Julie. Mi Julie gave birth but Smithers killed her litter. Smithers gave birth, but Ugly Pup killed her litter. Ugly Pup then had her litter which none of her pups made it to adulthood. Flower then began to evict some of her subordinate females. She evicted Smithers, Mi Julie, Ugly Pup and Rydapuni from the group. Flower conceived another litter again, and this time, there were no other pregnant subordinate females in the group which would threaten her pups' survival. That was when she gave birth to her very first surviving litter of three pups, Tosca, Stato and Skinner this was on the 18 / 08 / 2002. All her litter survived. This litter was fathered by Zaphod. After producing two litters, Flower came back into season and mated with a roving male from the Gattaca called Mr. Wendell Gattaca and gave birth to three pups. She produced litter after litter. As the dominant female, Flower had the right to breed exclusively for herself and would not allow any of her daughters to breed. Her two daughters Mozart and Baddiel both had litters of pups, but Flower allowed them to live. She did however attack and evict Mozart and Tosca from the Whiskers family. She then led a burrow move which forced her daughter Super Furry Animal (Daisy on Meerkat Manor) to abandon her pups and stay with her family. When the Whiskers split into two due to their large numbers (because Flower allowed Tosca and Mozart's litters to live), she led half of the family while her evicted daughter Tosca had enough nerve to return and take leadership of the splinter group. Soon the Whiskers were re-united. Flower was very furious with Tosca and banished her from the Whiskers for good. Flower was also a caring mother having produced over forty seven pups. Flower's breeding parner changed when Zaphod lost dominance to his litter-mate brother Yossarian, who became Flower's mate and fathered two of her litters before Zaphod deposed him. Flower ruled the Whiskers for five years.
Litters:
Flower gave birth to her first litter on August 18, 2002 to Baddiel, Stato and Skinner. The litter was fathered by Zaphod.
Flower gave birth to her second litter on November 8, 2002 to Einstein, Mozart, Shakespeare and Freud. The litter was fathered by Zaphod.
Flower gave birth to her third litter on January 24, 2003 to Cookie, Pookie and Sookie. The litter was fathered by Mr. Wendell.
Flower gave birth to her fourth litter on December 6, 2003 to Kinkajou, Rocket Dog, Ragga Muffin and Super Furry Animal. The litter was fathered by Yossarian.
Flower gave birth to her fifth litter on February 22, 2004 to Monkulus, Armanita Ditch, Pozzo, Lucky and Zarathustra. The litter was fathered by Yossarian.
Flower gave birth to her sixth litter on September 6, 2004 to Hawkeye, Logan, Mitch and Cruise. The litter was fathered by Zaphod.
Flower gave birth to her seventh litter on December 6, 2004 to Petra, Machu Pichu, Ningaloo and Popkat. The litter was fathered by Zaphod.
Flower gave birth to her eighth litter on February 22, 2005 to Kim, Flo and Finn. The litter was fathered by Zaphod.
Flower gave birth to her ninth litter on August 26, 2005 to Billy, Miles, Ella and Baker. The litter was fathered by Zaphod.
Flower gave birth to her tenth litter on November 11, 2005 to Bananas, Butch Cassidy, Sundance, Alonzo Mourning and Orinoco. The litter was fathered by Zaphod.
Flower gave birth to her eleventh litter on January 29, 2006 to Panthro, Cheetara and Wiley Kat. The litter was fathered by Zaphod.
Flower gave birth to her twelfth litter on September 2, 2006 to Suggs, Izzy and Busta. The litter was fathered by Zaphod.
Flower gave birth to her thirteenth litter on November 20, 2006 to VWM112 and VWM113 (Names unknown, it seems...). The litter was fathered by Zaphod.
Death
Flower had been in charge of the Whiskers family for five years. She was about seven years old. The Whiskers were returning from the days forage and Flower and the group came across a Cape Cobra near the babysitting burrow. The Whiskers managed to see it off but could not drive it away. The Cobra made its way into the Whiskers burrow. The Whiskers tried to mob it but without succession. Flower took it in herself went down below ground to confront the deadly intruder. She was given a fatal bit to the head. Her head swelled up from the venom bumping in her body to her head. Flower was weak and could not forage or join the others. She laid still near the burrow entrance until her last breath faded away. Flower sadly died. This was on the 16th January 2007.

In this way, I tried to honor the big Queen

and Mother Flower Whiskers...

I'm not sure, of course, of having succeeded in that.

"Garden For Just One Flower"

When your eyes
watching long and proudly
were set on us
through your magical crystal...
They seemed to shine
sometimes
with light of fire,
sometimes with Moon bright,
and always love of mother.

Your smiling face
didn't keep your pride hidden;
your burning heart
didn't turn your heart evil...
With little hands
you had to built a Kingdom
and you succeded,
standing tall
against the very desert.

Your children were
the happiness of your heart;
you felt them inside
as your eyes saw them 'round you...
They waited always
for your silent voice calling,
to move from burrow
or go to forage
before the Sun was higher.

But suddenly
you command made in silence
shocked everyone
through the magical crystal...
So we kept crying since,
like we had lost a dear one;
to ourselves saying
'For Heaven's Sake,
may I never forget her'.

Beautiful Lady
and Queen to many humans...
Now you're not there
but in millions of crying hearts.
And time means nothing
now you own past and future;
we're only wishing
that you may join us someday...
Souls shining for each other.

"Garden For Just One Flower"

Something I wrote for her, now -and again- for her birthday. For the form, I used the song "Torna", sung -as far as I know- by Franco Corelli.


Your eyes were burning Suns
in every challenge,
when someone dared
to face your majesty...
And there you'd go at them
without a question,
to prove that only you could be the Queen.

Flower, of burning eyes
and soft heart,
of hugging arms
and strong hands...
Who's now under your care ?

Mother... To know each moment right.
Mother... To give welcomes and goodbyes.
Flower..., Flower..., Flower...
You gave your life for all, that day,
and now your heart will never fail.

Time doesn't mean too much
if you're in Heaven,
but here a year
can be a long long time...
When one much loved
has gone and crossed the Rainbow,
and only left behind sweet memories.

Flower, if you're still
there in Heaven,
its gardens
will be amazing,
for having such a Rose...

Mother... To keep your children safe.
Mother... To be loved and get respect.
Flower..., Flower..., Flower...
Your Sun set down inside that den...
A Moon of legends was born then.

(Edited today, 14/12)

"Garden For Just One Flower"

Star of my nights,
forgive me...
If time passed so much
and I didn't think about
how important you've been;
fill my heart
with your light,
please bring it to me
from where you're now,
and leave that love
shining endlessly.

Flower of my sky,
keep growing...
You've blossomed enough
but there's no end to
what you can give and receive;
being the Queen,
being the flower
you've got your hands full
with all the love
to give away
that you got in life.

Never forget how
we always have loved you,
as much as your children or more...
Never let that light
fade out with tides
of our troubled and hard lives;
don't let that happen;
we'll still love you.

Star...
My Queen Flower...
How I need to know
that yor smooth light
will always be
somewhere high above.

Star of my nights,
Flower of my sky...
Don't ever fade.

"Very, Very Special"

The proof that Christmas can be for everyone to celebrate !

Meer-ry, Meer-ry Christmas

From the Kalahari,

From every Heart / Burrow

"Castle In The Desert"

But maybe much more of us sent a thought to him...

The greatest King of the Kalahari.

"Garden For Just One Flower"

So Brave, when she had to lead their battles as if she

was going to fight alone ;

so Queen, for all she gave and asked of her ones ;

so Woman, everytime her heart told her

what was the best thing to do ;

and so Mother, when she decided what was good for everyone,

or to take care of other's babies.

"Garden For Just One Flower"

And for countless years no one will be able to doubt it.

"Garden For Just One Flower"

Your Ten Gems Of Virtue, Flower


Your name must have been created
To reunite in just one word
The most perfect gems of virtue
Not yet found in any treasure.

So beautiful and so woman,
To shine like a hundred stars
All day long, and so, keep showing
Everyone, which way to choose.

Very fearsome, much more loving,
Only to make the world see
How much tenderness had your heart...
How an Amazoness should be.

So righteous and compassive,
That very few of us would match you,
And Buddah Himself would watch
In amazement, what you did.

So strong and always so wise,
To defend what you called yours;
Or conquering nearby Kingdoms
While your heart already knew them.

So Queen and Mother of all
Who found shelter in your heart...
And now still remember you,
Or wish to hold you some day.

"Garden For Just One Flower"

No matter how many things
must start or end, my Flower...
No matter how many days
can bring the night to us.

As long as there's a Rose
blossoming in fire;
or a Meerkat's born
bringing in the future...

Your memory will stay
even though mine fades
or becomes the thin air.

Your story will be
in minds, souls and hearts,
treasured and remembered.