Flower Garden

Asters litter beds in rainbow colours
Berries red and black slowly growing
Clover adding bright patches of green
Daisy's dotting the rolling lawns
Enchanting us with their beauty
Fox gloves waving their wands of trumpets
Gerbera brightly show the sun their faces
Hibiscus blown by gentle hot breezes sway
Irises joining in glinting and glimmering
Jasmine flowers spreading out profusely as
Kale fish swim in the pond flashing colour
Lilies floating gracefully give them shelter
Mums giving ground cover to the rolling banks with
Narcissus poking out between them while the
Orange hues of asters are a delightful background for
Peonies some tall most very short nestle beneath
Quince flowers, still their tight buds vie with 
Roses stately and wafting perfume clouds around 
Snapdragons closing their petals over insects
Tansy's rarely seen now a days, here do thrive and 
Uniformly line the garden paths whilst timid
Violets of deep purple shyly peek out and the
White tulips dance amid the rest under hedges of
Xylosma giving height and deep shade for plants
Zinnia's with rings of colour exploding

04/24/2014 by Shadow Hamilton

contest What's in your garden placed 1st

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 12/26/2015 9:07:00 AM
Truly wonderful verses and a pleasure to read this great morn my friend. Congrats on your win!!
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Date: 12/25/2015 9:01:00 PM
Hi Shadow, Congrats on your flower win. Love Linda
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Date: 12/25/2015 8:15:00 PM
SHADOW, Congratulations on your win. Thank you for supporting the Skat Flower Contest theme. :) Stop by and enjoy the flowers on Skat's Latest blog. "Sounds Like A Yes :)" You might pick a flower or two. MERRY CHRISTMAS
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Date: 5/16/2014 7:02:00 AM
Way to go in the garden win..Congrats..Sara
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Date: 5/16/2014 12:23:00 AM
This is fantastic, Shadow! The rich descriptions are so bright and colorful.... This form must have been a difficult one, but you made it look effortless. Congratulations on your well deserved win with a wonderful poem!
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Date: 5/15/2014 10:52:00 PM
That must be a riot of color in your garden. I could never get them all blooming at once in my northerly garden. congratulations on a great win. Love, Joyce
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Date: 5/15/2014 10:51:00 AM
Great write and win Shadow...congrats
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Date: 5/15/2014 8:26:00 AM
- Congratulations on your wonderful winning poem, Shadow ! - Well deserved first place! - Have a nice day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 5/15/2014 7:48:00 AM
Thank you for sharing your garden, Shadow! Awesome array! Congratulations on your win!
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Date: 5/15/2014 6:34:00 AM
Wow! what a garden. This is so clever and I enjoyed your win! BG
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Date: 5/15/2014 6:17:00 AM
Congratulations on the well deserved win in the contest, Shadow
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Date: 5/15/2014 4:49:00 AM
This a breathtaking view of colorful wonderful garden...Congratulations.:) to my faves..:)
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Date: 5/15/2014 4:48:00 AM
Congrats to you Shadow. Very clever the way you play off the alphabet :) Too bad you couldn't think of more names for flowers lol An excellent write, my friend. Honored to be with you at the top. Hugs...mel
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Date: 5/15/2014 2:01:00 AM
PS.... ONCE AGAIN... Congratulations, on your winning poem... Thank you for the lovely garden, every poem, was wonderful, and amazing. Take a trip, and enjoy my latest blog "Midnight Garden." If you'd like... Always ~LINDA~
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Date: 5/15/2014 2:01:00 AM
Hello Shadow, you know what I hate most, when I'm grading a contest, and a poem, blows my mind... At the very moment, I want to fly and comment that poem, while the feelings and my expressions, are still fresh...LOL...I don't think you know what I mean... anyways, that was then. No worries, I'm still in awe's and this poem, was my number one, and I so so so freaking love, everything about it... The ABC's going down, the imagery, and ECT.. I LOVE EVERY THING ABOUT THIS POEM.....LINDA
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Date: 5/15/2014 6:28:00 AM
wow Linda exceedingly high praise from you tyvm reading the other poems was wonderful so hard for you to judge I think everyone excelled again ty hugs
Date: 4/28/2014 6:48:00 PM
hmmmm, Tansy I did not know. this was VERY cleverly done, Shadow and so descriptive.
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