Notes About The Poem
One of the few ivy varieties which produces a red, bold hue in winter is the Boston Ivy. Boston ivy is a vine. Craig Cornish's Contest: Ivy In Winter ( or vines)

Boston Ivy

POTD~

In the misery of a paler grey nightfall
she blinks like citrine glazed along walls,
Ivy of Boston flaunts her shimmer without guilt
as palette of amber claims her lustrous glides 
slithering with her bohemian lift,
rosette flesh blushing in chilled breeze.

Social climber this paramour, whirling
among plants wanton wild ,
trickles of mist freckle palms of curled leaves-
stem for stem-- translating the language of time,
of how branches relish herbage flow
as my wet hands paddle my dusky breaths
through mid-evening's freeze.

How her alchemy draws gasping sighs
more red than red could ever tease,
and that gypsy's heat...leaving mortals
in awe-...that her fluid pose seems to jut out
from a glass frame to rush forth with all
her womanly senses gushing, snaking,
writhing in the middle of ghastly, boney winter

meant to return on the edge of wild abandon,
enticing men with her faceted charm

never ever the same each time.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 3/4/2025 2:54:00 AM
I return to congratulate you once more dear poet. congratulations on your win. cheers!!!
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Date: 3/4/2025 1:36:00 AM
Congrats on POTD and placement in this contest with you wonderful poem
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Date: 3/3/2025 7:32:00 PM
Full of thought and emotion, so well-done, Nette. Great personification, great poetic picturing. Congratulations on a super piece on a unique vine. Kudoes on your POTD and contest win too.
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Date: 3/3/2025 12:27:00 PM
Congrats on your writing! This one definitely drew me in. I enjoyed how you painted this scene with your words.
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Date: 2/28/2025 6:43:00 PM
Belated Congrats on your well-deserved POTD my dear poet friend and sis! Hugs
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Date: 2/26/2025 9:30:00 AM
Amazing POTD Nette , love your poetic style. Congratulations on your POTD! ~
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Date: 2/26/2025 4:47:00 AM
Dear Nette, congratulations on your POTD. This poem evokes a lush, vivid world where the beauty of the subject is intertwined with nature's raw sensuality. I love how you’ve painted her as both an enchanting presence and a mysterious force, effortlessly blending elements of nature with human desire Beautifully done!...Hugs
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Date: 2/25/2025 6:41:00 PM
' her alchemy draws gasping sighs more red than red could ever tease, enticing men with her faceted charm. ' This is thought is so intoxicating. The images you paint are breathtaking. This line holds so much truth: ' never ever the same each time. ' So nice reading your words again, Nette. Congratulations on Poem of the Day. My best to you. :) Hugs, Brandy
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Date: 2/25/2025 4:52:00 PM
You definitely are "translating the language of time" with this POTD! Thanks for sharing!
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Date: 2/25/2025 2:39:00 PM
Hello Nette, congratulations on the POTD enjoy youfr special day. /Darlene/
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Date: 2/25/2025 11:28:00 AM
Nette, congrats! You deserve it. This poem is beautiful. <3 Yay!
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Date: 2/25/2025 10:01:00 AM
Nette, this is a very special poem. I love the symbolism of the ivy as woman. Your amazing images "snake" through each line like ivy tendrils. Congratulations on your POTD! Richly deserved! Blessings to you.
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Date: 2/25/2025 7:39:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD win. I enjoyed reading your "Boston Ivy" write. Have a wonderful day with your win...................
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Date: 2/25/2025 7:08:00 AM
interesting. piece
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Date: 2/25/2025 6:32:00 AM
You do so well with metaphor Nette. She sounds like quite the siren. Enjoy your special day
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Date: 2/25/2025 6:21:00 AM
from a glass frame to rush forth with all her womanly senses gushing, snaking, writhing in the middle of ghastly, boney winter…what a charming write! Congrats on POTD, dear Nette!
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Date: 2/25/2025 6:15:00 AM
Hello Nette, Congratulations on your POTD win with this brilliantly creative write. Beautifully done. Wishing you a fabulous day and a great rest of the week.
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Date: 2/25/2025 5:26:00 AM
So seductive! An extraordinary write, superb! Warmest congratulations on POTD, Nette
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Date: 2/25/2025 4:33:00 AM
Dear Nette, your Boston Ivy is sheer alchemy, writhing, gliding, and teasing with a gypsy’s fire that never burns the same way twice. I’m swept into its molten reds, its dusky breaths. A masterpiece, truly. Congrats on POTD—you own this one. Winter Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
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Date: 2/25/2025 3:31:00 AM
Dear nette, as always a very creative and profound write, and i love the descriptive nature of your poem as well as your use of adjectives to deliver this ..iv never heard of boston ivy but its interesting to learn and so very insightful. Your poem is deep and i love the last stanza the most! Different take the theme! Best wishes and also congratulations on receiving POTD
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Date: 2/25/2025 3:19:00 AM
What a word painting! Such a picturesque illustration! Lively images! Congratulations!
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Date: 2/25/2025 2:08:00 AM
congratulations on POTD honor dear poet. lovely write on a beautiful creeper. Cheers!!!
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Date: 2/25/2025 1:20:00 AM
A lovely write! Congratulations on potd honor! Enjoy your day in the sun!
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Date: 2/25/2025 1:02:00 AM
- A beautiful poem, Nette :) - Congratulations on your p.o.t.d. ... enjoy :) - hugs
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Date: 2/25/2025 12:46:00 AM
Congratulations on POTD. These long, descriptive sentences slither into my imagination. I'd love to see this ivy.
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