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Garden of Narcissus

In every direction that the wind blows The bulbs of the narcissus bulge and bloom In all of latitude doth the wind grows Brushing its floral leaves, dost the wind groom For acres the narcissus flowers loom Abroad earths garden in a village where Anglican Nuns approached the natives there Of black habit, the garment that they wore Hid everything except their nose and eyes Now of great faith, the Nuns, in all were four Gave praise from hour to hour 'til darkened skies Thus of their faith, a cherished noble prize Of glory in the power they would mend The land amongst an atmospheric wind Slicing into the spring the sun would shed His light unto earths dark exploited trail As nature, bathed in beauty, blew and spread Throughout the village like an handsome male Faces revealed, the Nuns removed their veil Seduced by sensuality they saw And vanity the narcissus would draw Johnny Sumler Rhyme Royal

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Date: 9/6/2011 8:10:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in Dr. Ram Mehta's "Royal Rhyme" contest Johnny. Love,Carol
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Date: 9/4/2011 9:55:00 AM
Congrats Johnny on your fantastic win with this extraordinary entry luv.. amazing words .. luv..
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Date: 9/4/2011 12:56:00 AM
Johnny, a pleasure to see your poem in the winner's circle . Congratulations on a worthy entry. Agape, Moses
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Date: 9/3/2011 11:19:00 PM
Congrats on the win in my contest, Johnny
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Date: 8/30/2011 11:15:00 PM
I think I am reading you first time....This is an amazing poem from you...I am yet to write a poem in this form.Thanks for your high praise at my Secret Funny poem.Well I am a MALE from India.
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Date: 8/29/2011 12:24:00 PM
you capture the theme and a vivid imagery in the readers mind, very well done, johnny!... sparkling! :) huggs
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Date: 8/29/2011 10:47:00 AM
an eloqeuent write Johnny.. full of grand imagery and pleasant lines luv.. the ending with the Nuns brought back memories as I had 12 years of education with nuns.. tough but worth it.. nice intoxication...
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Date: 8/28/2011 10:47:00 PM
Lovely verse that almost gives scent to the reader. The images in the story weave so well too Johnny. Enjoyed so much
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Date: 8/28/2011 9:26:00 PM
quite interesting tale, it seems different from my own rhyme royal I just wrote, maybe because you did extra verses. Cool one, Johnny.
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Date: 8/28/2011 6:38:00 PM
wonderful write!!! good luck on the contest! sounds like a winner!-----Lori
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