Sagebrush of the West

Bouquet of the West,
It's not easy to pass.
Flower of the desert,
Ruthless rout of the grass.

Painters see the art
In rolling mass of spheres.
Fortress of the desert
Where stout sagebrush appears.

A deer's dainty feet
Will find a way to pass,
To walk through desert sagebrush,
Sole welcomed to trespass
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 9/2/2025 10:39:00 PM
I agree with below comments and add you have a gift! Thanks for sharing!
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 9/3/2025 12:39:00 AM
I appreciate your comments. Thank you.
Date: 8/21/2025 9:20:00 AM
Hilda, your imagery is spot on! I enjoyed reading this! :)
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 8/21/2025 8:12:00 PM
I'm very happy that you enjoyed my poem. Have a great end of summer as it is already late August.
Date: 7/31/2025 5:56:00 AM
Great imagery. Pity I never visit USA.
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 8/2/2025 7:39:00 AM
I'm glad you liked it. I hope you visit the U.S.A. We're open 24 hour.
Date: 7/29/2025 12:00:00 PM
An enjoyable and well-written image! Poetry hugs ... CayCay
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 7/29/2025 12:27:00 PM
Thank you.
Date: 7/13/2025 11:57:00 AM
A deer's dainty feet Will find a way to pass…pretty imagery, a mood setter!
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 7/13/2025 12:08:00 PM
Thank you for visiting. I'm glad you liked my poem.
Date: 7/9/2025 10:12:00 AM
Dear Hilda, your poem is beautiful in imagery, serene in spirit and an homage to Nature. Your vivid verse took me to the center of the "sagebrush of the west" to enjoy the lush scenery and vibrant life of the desert. Warmest wishes, my poet friend.. ~Susan
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 7/9/2025 12:36:00 PM
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. This is my second desert plant poem. My first was Yucca.
Date: 7/7/2025 11:24:00 AM
The imagery in this one was excellent, Hilda. I've seen a lot of sagebrush in my time here in the west. A poet friend in Texas, Bill
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 7/7/2025 11:56:00 AM
Hi. Thanks for such an encouraging comment.
Date: 6/24/2025 8:59:00 AM
Ah, this brings back memories of camping trips that brought me as a kid to the Eastern side of the Sierras, and the wide expanse of the beautiful, fragrant sage brush.
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/24/2025 9:57:00 AM
It's an enjoyable experience. Thank you for commenting.
Date: 6/22/2025 8:13:00 AM
Just seen the sage brush ,it's a wonderful nature poem.
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/22/2025 9:59:00 PM
Thank you. Nature is a poem.
Date: 6/21/2025 9:00:00 PM
That line - 'ruthless rout of the grass' - got me pondering not just sagebrush, bt the whole wild west. Thanks, Hilda.
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/21/2025 9:09:00 PM
Thank you for your visit. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Date: 6/21/2025 7:36:00 AM
Dear hilda, poetic soul, ah i learned something after reading this today, i had to google sage bush and was interesting to find out how they look etc: youv as always written a beautiful poem: i love the desert but sometimes not the dunes, I really love the cadence and flow of your poem! Pleasure reading today: sending you light always!
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/21/2025 8:06:00 AM
I enjoy hearing from you, Ink. Thank you for reading my poem.
Date: 6/21/2025 6:45:00 AM
Hello Hilda, this is a beautiful picture you have painted, my friend. I have to look up sagebrush, a new word for my vocabulary. Have a wonderful weekend.
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Date: 6/20/2025 6:48:00 PM
Beautifully written, Hilda! Sagebrush is so useful and versatile, and also quite lovely. Thanks for the introduction to this amazing plant. :)
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/20/2025 8:02:00 PM
It is amazing and I don't need to hire a landscaper. Sagebrush is very prolific. Thank you for reading my poem
Date: 6/20/2025 6:26:00 AM
Excellent poem Hilda. Like the sagebrush and art
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/20/2025 7:15:00 AM
I'm very pleased that you enjoyed my poem. It's encouraging to hear positive comments.
Date: 6/20/2025 2:01:00 AM
Lovely! Love sagebrush -- an envied strength to its yielding/unyielding motion. Love the desert! A lot of life to see for the patient, well tuned eye. Great poem!
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/20/2025 7:13:00 AM
Thanks for visiting and for your encouraging comment. The desert is beautiful in a rugged way.
Date: 6/19/2025 12:58:00 AM
Love how this poem celebrates nature as art in a very creative write! Great job Hilda!
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/20/2025 7:10:00 AM
I appreciate your opinion. Thank you. I hope you have alovely weekend.
Date: 6/18/2025 5:31:00 PM
This has me feeling a lot, taking it in. Beautiful.
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/18/2025 7:41:00 PM
I'm thrilled that you like it. Thank you for the compliment.
Date: 6/18/2025 12:26:00 PM
This poem captures the rugged beauty of the desert with grace and subtle strength. The imagery is vivid yet restrained, evoking resilience and quiet majesty.
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/18/2025 2:29:00 PM
Thank you .
Date: 6/18/2025 10:04:00 AM
what a lovely rhyme Hilda. i had to google a sagebrush I am not familiar with the plant:-) hugs jan xx
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/18/2025 10:27:00 AM
You probably saw sagebrush in cowboy movies. It's everywhere. Thank you for your visit. Enjoy the weekend.
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