A place for poems and pics
Frozen Promise
It happens every year –
and still I hope
All it takes are a few sunny days,
a couple warmish nights,
and the Magnolia tree in my
neighbor’s yard is adorned with
plump pinky buds full of promise
It happens ever year –
a frosty night forces the buds to
shrivel up in brown sweaters
promises unkept
It happens every year –
and still I hope
d’Verse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday: Meet Piet
http://dversepoets.com
The Reality of Gardens
On winter days I spend a great deal of time thinking about my flower beds. Outside the wind is blowing wisps of snow around the corner of the house and only the hardiest birds come to the feeders. I stay hunkered down with my dreams and schemes and plans for next summers perfect garden.
When spring sashays her way across the yard I’m faced with more weeds than buds. So begins the relentless battle with ground ivy and winter cress, which have been patiently waiting for those first warm rays of sunshine. My ideal garden vanishes in a puff of reality and I am happy to scatter some seeds in the empty patches of dirt. I’m pretty sure the bees and butterflies don’t visit for the aesthetics.
Outdoor gallery
Blooms of multi-colored zinnias
Abstract garden art
Carpe Diem #1239 shifted flowers (unknown artist)
~
pressed flowers
faded memories
in a book
—
I’ve been absent from this communty of Haiku poets for a while. Good to be back.
Summer Sisters – a triolet
They stand across the garden, waving
wearing pretty summer frocks
a little flirty – but behaving
They stand across the garden, waving
blazing sun and storm clouds braving
zinnia, rose, and hollyhocks
They stand across the garden waving
wearing pretty summer frocks
Happy Summer to all the poets in the Pub!
Carpe Diem #1175 Theme Week Hafiz (1) potted plant
~
accepting the sun
a field of wild flowers
blessings from above
Carpe Diem Namasté, the Spiritual Way #4 keepers of the earth
–
among the flowers
meditating on nature
white garden bench
Carpe Diem Namasté, The Spiritual Way #3 spiritual love based on Zen Buddhism
~
field of flowers
faces turned toward the light
sun salutation
Carpe Diem #1086 Waltz of the Flowers by Tchaikovsky
~
summer breeze
flowers sway in rhythm
silent waltz
Master List
they are on the blacklist
not invited to this party
where gaudy zinnias
and lavish glads
show off their best bloom(er)s
sunflowers with their toothy
grins stand proudly in
the back row
black eyed susans wait
patiently in a ring
hoping to be chosen
refreshing water is poured
from a tin vessel
but the ground ivy
is flatly refused entrance
for it is not on the
list written on soggy paper
by the muddy garden master
—-
Can you tell I’ve been planting and weeding in the garden all day?
~
Poetic Asides PAD 15 – use at least 4 of the words in this list –
flat, ring, lavish, vessel, paper, blacklist, gaudy, tooth
rhymeswithbug 