Kim Rodrigues Poet Free verse

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Deep Purple Tulips

Deep purple tulips - virtually black,
I spied,
amidst the otherwise boring
pastels,
for the merlot-colored beauties
drew me near,
       to drink them into my eyes -
a tiger-eye smile, where light shines.

     I’m made up
for a celebratory party, comparatively 
           trivial
alongside such divine buttercups -
   royal, sublime.

     Deep purple tulips speak poetry
  in a foreign tongue.
I lean in to listen to their strange
        speech.
Not apt to forget their whisper amidst
the            clique of colors,
and the colorless whites I rub elbows with.

The servers meld into the mix. Their smiles,
brighten my experience, with deep purple lips.

4/2/2022

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Victor Buhagiar April 3, 2022 at 12:49 AM Some flowers are dyed to get them black. However I enjoyed your poem. There are also chemical techniques to get them black. Hugs Kim Rodrigues April 6, 2022 at 1:21 PM I am sure…still different is an eye-catcher!

Bill Baker April 2, 2022 at 3:02 PM Intriguing presentation of Purple in this poem. The deep purple in the accompanying photo was beautiful. Smiles ~ Blessings, Bill Kim Rodrigues April 2, 2022 at 7:04 PM Thank you, Bill! There is always something to ponder!

Darlene De Beaulieu April 2, 2022 at 11:08 AM Hello Kim, this s a beautifully created poem. This is a beautiful photo of a purple Tulips. I like the color purple. Hugs. Darlene De Beaulieu April 2, 2022 at 4:10 PM Hello Kim, oh, you were lucky to see them. Hugs. Kim Rodrigues April 2, 2022 at 12:14 PM I spied these beauties a couple days ago! ~ hugs

Debra L Brown April 2, 2022 at 11:06 AM Kim, I enjoyed your poem. I like that line "Deep purple tulips speak poetry in a foreign tongue." Blessings ~ Debra Kim Rodrigues April 2, 2022 at 12:14 PM Thank you, Debra!

Michelle Faulkner April 2, 2022 at 8:30 AM Kim this is gorgeous! I love the exotic allure of the foreign tongue of poetry in those merlot tulips! Faving so I can read over and over~ Kim Rodrigues April 2, 2022 at 9:41 AM Thanks so much! xx