Sotto Poet Poet Rhyme

Flora and the Zephyr

Written: May 29, 2026, for a contest sponsored by Brian Strand

2nd place contest winner

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Renaissance style of Botticelli’s Flora and the Zephyr painting?

I weave my garland, fragrant, fair,  
around your lissom, radiant frame;  
my whisper joins your answering air,  
a hymeneal wind, aflame.  

I wrap you in the zephyr’s breath,  
that stirs your bewitching grace;  
my swelling tide, your supple depth,  
rise radiantly, leaving no trace.  

You swell with gratitude and song,  
to my opulent lullaby;  
your crimson vestal, festal strong,  
my flowered liberty.  

The bloom I lift, it quivers light,  
its pulse a tremor, soft and shy;  
silken whispers surrender bright,  
to spring’s eternal sigh.  

Enchanted echoes link and flow,
no gate in holy clasp withstood;
from the seeds of vow florets grow,
never deny your silken hood.

Your splendor sparkles, Flora, bold,  
our forces paired in flame;  
woven warmth the west wind holds,  
and breathes your blooming name.  
 
Coupling offers both spring and wind, 
Profoundly linked, empathetic, and divine.  
Fates forge ties with the affluent and kind,
Flora and  Zephyr an intertwined sign.

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Valsa George June 1, 2026 at 9:19 PM You have unraveled the bewitching grace of the classical goddess of love- Venus in the lovely garden. Here wind and spring mingle. Wonderful poem beautiful as the painting itself.

Sara Kendrick May 30, 2026 at 5:16 AM A descriptive ekphrasis of the artwork you have featured. It reads like a good contender to me. Way to go. A very gifted painter from years ago. Thank you for sharing this one with us. Sara K.

I Am Anaya May 29, 2026 at 10:23 AM Your appreciation for the artist and his work is taken greatly, such a gorgeous piece, generous with poetic devices and most of all charming. I've faved. :) blessings