Laura Leiser Poet Ode

Cactus Flower

Rare desert jewel, you flower with ease
among those many thorny leaves
your fearless petals open wide
to touch the sun up in the sky.

Your beauty mocks your prickly cage
entrapped within its imprisoned stage
how brief your budding glory shines
a resplendent bloom with lovely lines.

So bold, you awake the desert scene
with brilliant colors unforeseen
a floral enchantress, that you are
a mesmerizing wild star.



Written on 3/29/2017

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Gregory Richard Barden February 19, 2018 at 11:53 PM Wonderful imagery and description, Laura, and a well-deserved win for this gorgeous write ... congratulations, my talented friend! :-) <3

John Lawless February 19, 2018 at 7:49 PM Congrats Laura, beautifully done.

Line Gauthier February 19, 2018 at 7:46 PM Lovely sonnet. Congrats on your well deserved win, Laura.

Janice Canerdy February 19, 2018 at 7:21 PM Laura, I REALLY love this poem, especially line 5! CONGRATS! Janice

Susan Ashley February 19, 2018 at 6:53 PM Such delicate beauty thrives despite its harsh realities. A graceful, enchanting and alluring poem Laura. Congratulations on your wonderful win. ~Susan

Carrie Richards February 19, 2018 at 5:41 PM Indeed......a star among the flowers. A flower among the thorns ! I love that thought ! What a lovely poem this is. !! Congratulations on your win !! Laura Leiser February 19, 2018 at 6:40 PM Thank you, Carrie :)

Sandra Haight May 7, 2017 at 7:15 PM A lovely ode to a cactus flower, Laura. I love these flowers, and you have painted one so well with your well-chosen poetic words. 7, Hugs, Sandra Laura Leiser May 7, 2017 at 8:18 PM Thank you, Sandra! I'm glad you liked it :)

Robert Lindley April 17, 2017 at 9:12 PM Love this finely painted piece my friend. Did you know it is well known that a person will only ever sit on a cactus just once! Seems once is enough to get the--point! lol Exceptional verses my friend.. A7 Laura Leiser April 17, 2017 at 10:11 PM Thank you so much for your kind words, Robert! I'm glad you enjoyed my poem. :)

John Michaels April 14, 2017 at 4:31 AM Such a unique take on the theme - who would think a catcus could inspire such beauty!! Some lovely imagery here and a well-deserved win! Laura Leiser April 17, 2017 at 10:12 PM Thanks, John. :)

Joseph May April 13, 2017 at 5:43 AM Beautiful write Laura...Congrats on your win Laura Leiser April 13, 2017 at 12:59 PM Thank you, Joseph. Glad you liked it. :)

Joanna Daniel April 10, 2017 at 9:13 AM Great ode, didn't realise odes can be written so short:) really sweet:) a 7, Laura:) Laura Leiser April 10, 2017 at 9:33 AM Thanks, Jo. Glad you liked it:)

Anne-Lise Andresen April 5, 2017 at 2:20 PM - A beauty, Laura - No cactus survives in the wild in Norway ... Only in the window frame ... but rarely blooms - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Laura Leiser April 5, 2017 at 4:43 PM Glad you liked my poem, Anne-Lise! Thanks for commenting on it :)

Connie Marcum Wong April 4, 2017 at 5:52 AM Your poem is simply enchanting Laura! It seems to take cactus a very long time to bloom, but when they do your eyes are in for a fabulous treat. I remember this one cactus I bought a long time ago that they assured me would bloom. I waited and waited....no bloom. I got to the point where every time I look at it I was scolding it, saying "why don't you bloom"! Then on my birthday, I went to water it and it had bloomed! I felt like such a brat. It was my best gift! 7 ; ) Laura Leiser April 4, 2017 at 3:37 PM Thanks, Connie, for your wonderful comments! I do love the beauty and rarity of a cactus flower...what a treat to finally see one bloom! :)

Ravi Sathasivam April 4, 2017 at 3:58 AM Excellent. Well penned. Enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing it.

Andrea Dietrich April 1, 2017 at 10:41 AM wowowowow, that is an awesome ODE. Oh, I hope to do one so well!!! Laura Leiser April 1, 2017 at 5:07 PM Thank you, Andrea! So glad you liked it :)

Phyllis Babcock March 30, 2017 at 11:28 AM Nicely written. For being so prickly they do have a lovely flower. love phyl Laura Leiser March 30, 2017 at 12:15 PM I agree, thanks for your comments, Phyllis :)

Donna Roberts March 30, 2017 at 10:13 AM I find these words to be Brilliantly displayed!!! Laura Leiser March 30, 2017 at 12:14 PM Thanks so much, Donna! I appreciate your compliment :)

Chris Green March 30, 2017 at 7:18 AM This was beautiful Laura. I have cactus in my yard that blooms and the flowers are so colorful and bright in the landscape. Your poem expresses the beauty of this plant wonderfully. Laura Leiser March 30, 2017 at 12:14 PM Thank you, Chris! I have cactus in my yard, as well. And I enjoy the blooms that I see in our canyons around here, too. Thanks for liking my poem :)

Anne-Marie Coreggia March 29, 2017 at 10:29 PM Moved by the power of your words Laura, the cactus escaped its prickly cage and proudly graces the desert scene.:) Amitiés Laura Leiser March 29, 2017 at 10:34 PM Thank you, Anne Marie (lovely name!) I'm glad you enjoyed my little poem. :)

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 29, 2017 at 9:37 PM Lovely! Laura Leiser March 29, 2017 at 10:33 PM Thanks, Maureen! Glad you liked this. :)