Dale Gregory Cozart Poet Imagism

A Resplendence of Sunflowers

As brief as summer you swept
across my heart's desert
like a Santa Ana wind's hot caress.
Now the eastern passes
are still as virgin rocks
unto a land whispering 
of forgotten wildflowers.
In your absence marigolds bloom not
with the disappeared mockingbird.
Only as the last petals
of amaryllis wither do I ache.
You brought me a translucence 
of amber for my burnished bouquet.
Love was an ebullience of golden wheat,
our laughter a resplendence of sunflowers.


5/17/17

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Connie Marcum Wong May 24, 2019 at 3:22 PM I had to come and read the entire poem after reading your last stanza in Greg's contest. This beauty is going into my Faves Dale! Congratulations! xxoo : ) Dale Gregory Cozart May 24, 2019 at 5:10 PM Thank you so much, Connie.

Adeyemi Joshua July 22, 2017 at 2:51 PM Congratulations Sir, A captivating piece that spurs poets to write. Dale Gregory Cozart July 22, 2017 at 2:53 PM Thank you so much, Adeyemi!

Alex Roth May 21, 2017 at 8:19 PM I like your use of colors to convey turbulent emotions.

Tim Smith May 19, 2017 at 12:05 PM A tremendous poem Dale ...rich use of imagery created a fantastic scene...a 7 and fave