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A Bottled Garden

A bell-jar, crystalline, as transparent as an aquarium
Vibrant colors burnt umbers tints glass atop the kitchen table.
No elaborate gardening, just gentle misting in the terrarium
Muted pinks, earthy tones, texture soft as Siberian sable
My supercilious ways are overridden by fecund elegance. 
Gather around my friends and behold cherished succulents.                                                                             
These flowery cacti, such profuse perennial poetic ebullience,  
with an award worthy, floral southwestern desert essence.

Copyright © I Am Anaya | Year Posted 2023

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Speaks Volumes Date: 7/29/2023 12:51:00 PM I knew it would do well Congrats ! A well deserved win. Login to Reply

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 7/29/2023 9:02:00 AM This is perfection in itself, never mind beauty, loved it, congrats on your 3rd place win, :) Login to Reply I Am Anaya Date: 7/29/2023 9:38:00 AM Mystic Rose, the challenge here were to use unusual adj.'s the rest was just describing what is already obvious. Thank you for your kind words and congrats! xhugs

Christuraj Alex Date: 7/29/2023 8:17:00 AM God!What a great work! Congratulations! Login to Reply I Am Anaya Date: 7/29/2023 9:37:00 AM Thank you, Christuraj!

Julia Ward Date: 7/29/2023 7:18:00 AM I love bottle gardens so your poem worked for me. Well done for its placement in my "Bottle Garden" contest. Login to Reply I Am Anaya Date: 7/29/2023 9:36:00 AM Aren't they just beautiful, Julia I am delighted to make the list and for my placement in your challenging contest, Thank you!

Panagiota Romios Date: 7/16/2023 1:21:00 PM Love your writing, Ayana! Wish I had one of these, Happy Sunday to you as well Panagiota 7/16/2023 Login to Reply I Am Anaya Date: 7/16/2023 3:58:00 PM Pangie, hey a happy Sunday it is! In San Diego, they were hanging all around the floral boutique, mon cheri. The clerk had me at...They just need a mist once a week! Lol! ;D

Bill Baker Date: 7/14/2023 5:24:00 PM Beautiful poem and image, Anaya. This will make you laugh ... I thought a bottle garden was a plot of land with different colored bottles with their necks sticking out. LOL What was I thinking? Thanks for sharing your poetry with us my friend. Bill Login to Reply I Am Anaya Date: 7/14/2023 7:08:00 PM They are actually really cool. Blue bottles, wine bottles, hey Jack Daniel bottles make beautiful flower gardens! Recycle! Thank you, Bill :)

Regina Mcintosh Date: 7/14/2023 2:17:00 AM Lovely write. God bless you, Love, Gina Login to Reply I Am Anaya Date: 7/14/2023 7:10:00 PM Thank you, Gina! I really enjoyed your Bottled Garden entry. I am honored, God bless & love to you ~Anaya

Daisy Meadows Date: 7/13/2023 11:29:00 PM A lovely description and poem. Well written. Login to Reply I Am Anaya Date: 7/14/2023 7:10:00 PM Thank you, Jeanette!

Speaks Volumes Date: 7/13/2023 10:40:00 PM Your exquisite Xerophile displays a stupendous air, as it proudly takes price of place in your scintillating terrarium, in its fidelity and exacting array. ..................... and................. I like it. :) ..............BOL Login to Reply I Am Anaya Date: 7/14/2023 7:15:00 PM Lol, I learned another word! Thank you, S.V. for the smile and liking the way I expressed colorful cacti florae in a bottle.

Eve Roper Date: 7/13/2023 8:55:00 PM Nicely described, Anaya, enjoyed reading. If for contest good luck my dear. Login to Reply I Am Anaya Date: 7/13/2023 8:59:00 PM Thanks Eve, the contest asks to use at least one rarely used adjective. That's why I employed three seldom used adj. Let's see if I hit the mark! :)