Flora's Barter

Flora’s Barter Behold the girl Reciting in the gardens Emily Grace Poetic voice to sharpen Enhaling scents From flowers freely lent Lyrical verses Flora’s barter well spent Behold the rose Growing on the arbor posed Enriched by the words Read from books composed Rising higher still Glancing over shoulder bold Pink as sunkissed cheeks Reading poems spun of gold Behold the paths Lined with blooming flowers Embracing hymns Of lyrics that impower Strolling along Lost in tranquil setting Garden of verses Blooms well worth investing All rights reserved ............... 2/21/13 Poem based on Edmund Blair Leighton's painting, “Sweet Solitude”