Flowers and Trees

Marigolds with your ruffled edges and your prissy girly ways,
You uplift me on my most almost horrific downward days.
Lilacs fragrances wafting about in every one of my Mays,
You make me proud with your natural floral turn of phrase.

My most exotic friend, the mighty magical solid red oak.
Her shiny pointed leaves almost always telling me a good joke.
The best one of all is how she grew from an acorn, one that broke.
When her tiny tree stem began to grow in a mushroom’s cloak.

Knock out roses, scarlet cone flowers, hollyhocks and violets too.
Adding rainbow colors to the lawn, the pond, and the sky that’s blue.
Weeping willows, cottonwoods, elms, and hickories long overdue,
My green thumb is excited I had so much to do with planting you.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Hankins Avatar
June 3, 2021 at 9:17 PM
Thanks for sharing your magical garden with us, Caren. It certainly belongs here among the top 100 poems! Lovely write.
Krutsinger Avatar
June 4, 2021 at 12:53 PM
Thank you Hank I appreciate it
Lusardi Avatar
May 30, 2021 at 12:24 PM
Another fascinating read, i can smell those blooms.
Krutsinger Avatar
May 30, 2021 at 3:47 PM
Thank you John. I planted flowers today all morning.
Radice Avatar
May 8, 2021 at 2:08 AM
If you're growing tomatoes, the marigolds will attract the greenfly away from them so any poem about marigolds is cool in my book. :) Cheers - Gary
Krutsinger Avatar
May 8, 2021 at 10:20 AM
I love marigolds, and I love tomatoes. Thank you for the heads up Gary; I did not know this.
Rodrigues Avatar
May 7, 2021 at 5:33 AM
Love this so much! Love how you begin with “Marigolds with your ruffled edges and your prissy girly ways” A fave. Hearts and hugs ~ Kim
Krutsinger Avatar
May 7, 2021 at 7:54 AM
Thank you Kim. I love marigolds the best, so I feel they will not mind if I make fun of them a bit.
Mcintosh Avatar
May 6, 2021 at 11:26 AM
So cute and sweet. I love to garden!!! Happy it's spring. Love to you and blessings too. Love, Gina
Krutsinger Avatar
May 6, 2021 at 6:48 PM
I am a garden lover - thanks Gina
Sands Avatar
May 6, 2021 at 6:52 AM
This is beautiful. I enjoyed this fun poem Caren :)
Krutsinger Avatar
May 6, 2021 at 6:49 PM
Thank you Heidi
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