Nette Onclaud Poet Verse

Cradled By Petals

I stroll beneath lavish trees 
exploring  the break of morning freely, 
and through a swarm of boughs' embrace
jasmines twirl around the edges 
like a mystical dance of floral sway , 
their perfume...haunting. 

A light breeze awakens,while
crystal dew grows quiet, 
as if grasses were holding their breaths.
Now laying on soft cradle of petals,
my world becomes Aurora's dome:
I forget that I'm old - that I'm expiring; 
though I know it is here I can rest
in my secret garden of limitless dreams.



Contest:  Chase Travis' Limits
by nette onclaud   8/4/2014

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James Inman September 29, 2022 at 6:38 PM Reading my fav's and this one is so lovely. It speaks to me and my own need to escape my aging world to a place of dreams.

M.N.I.W M.N.I.W August 30, 2015 at 12:13 AM Though I can't relate personally, I like every word you chose to put to use.

Jan Allison August 14, 2015 at 7:25 AM I can visualise a wonderful secret garden Nette many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx

Poet Destroyer A August 13, 2015 at 6:34 PM Good one Nette.... LINDA

Lycia Harding August 13, 2015 at 5:49 PM So beautiful and melancholy. Congrats, Nette! xoxo

Sandra Haight August 13, 2015 at 5:43 PM A lovely tribute to your "secret garden of limitless dreams", Nette. Very powerful imagery. Congratulations on your well-deserved First Place win! Also, thank you for your positive comments on my poem, A Rose Is A Rose. Hugs, Sandra

James Inman August 13, 2015 at 10:05 AM Oh such beauty. Beautiful imagery, beautifully written.

Richard Lamoureux August 13, 2015 at 8:43 AM Congrats on top win!

Mark Trichet August 13, 2015 at 1:45 AM Don't you just love poetry...my hat is off and sweeps before me in a bow to excellence! hugs

Skat A August 13, 2015 at 1:13 AM Congrats Nette... SKAT

Dr. Upma A. Sharma August 12, 2015 at 10:22 PM Wonderful imagery nette! Congrats on first place win!

Eve Roper August 12, 2015 at 9:30 PM Beautiful imagery, congratulations on your win a 7 Hugs Eve

Andrea Dietrich August 5, 2015 at 7:54 PM oh is this for the limits contest? I got to the last line and saw "limitless" Amazing imagery, Nette. The last part also reminds me of Under the Dome, the tv show where people truly might be dying! Instead, your dome is above beautiful petals.

Emile Pinet August 5, 2015 at 1:51 PM This is a great poem, I felt the emotions swimming throughout it. Good word choices moving the reader with their impact and imagery. Emile.

Sneha Rv August 5, 2015 at 10:16 AM This os lovely, dear Nette!! :D :D

Constance La France August 5, 2015 at 7:34 AM Nette, so beautifully penned and so soothing and tranquil 7 and thanks for the congrats on my tangled poem

Anne-Lise Andresen August 5, 2015 at 3:51 AM - Nette, I believe most people have their "secret garden of limitless dreams" - A beautiful poem! - I wish you a wonderful day :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser August 5, 2015 at 2:05 AM Nette, mespmerized with the beauty of your pen as always! galing!~Olive Eloisa =') hugs! see you soon!

Ashley Conte August 4, 2015 at 11:51 PM Dear me, I am misty-eyed walking through this vast space of solace. Another classic from your gilded pen!

Franco Gonza August 4, 2015 at 10:01 PM Such a jewel of a poem, nostalgic and peaceful. The last 3 lines break me! More than 7!

Irfanulla Shariff August 4, 2015 at 4:59 PM Nette, It is a beautiful poem. Keep writing!

Daver Austin August 4, 2015 at 4:16 PM The "grasses holding their breath" is a wonderful stroke - gives the whole a loving feel. The petals are, of course, heavenly soft. Love, daver

Gary Bateman August 4, 2015 at 3:40 PM Hello Nette!! Beautifully done. Each of your wonderful verses take the reader along with you as you build toward "My Secret Garden" in the final verse. Superb Orchestration here. The final verse: "In my secret garden of limitless dreams," says it all. A "7" + FAV!! Cheers and Best, Gary