Carolyn Devonshire Poet Rhyme

I Am An Iris

I am an Iris

Sometimes sporting a fuzzy beard,
I hear wisdom say, “Do not shave.”
“It would come back thicker,” it warns.
To razors I’ll not be a slave.

Elusive is “promise in love,”
but my purple face is fearless.
Nurturing true love takes effort;
to snapdragons I am earless.

Faith has shown I reap what I’ve sown.
Though Iris’s lifespan is short,
a bulb of hope roots in my heart
where butterflies are my escort.




*Iris means “wisdom and valor, faith, promise in love, hope”
Written May 3, 2015 for Andrea’s Flower contest

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Daver Austin September 23, 2016 at 2:29 PM Requiring several reads. I am so thick. I thought it was a little girl writing this poem, but no, tis a delicate flower. Finally, the poem is all tenderness and sensitivity from ground to top. Love, daver

Funom Makama May 26, 2016 at 1:01 PM A wonderful piece. I love this beautiful share

Constance La France May 26, 2015 at 8:37 PM Carolyn, congratulations on having this beautiful poem selected as a feature poem for the week, really an awesome write, 7 . . .

Joe Maverick May 13, 2015 at 4:10 PM Ah I see you have made some study of the language of flowers Carolyn, a well penned and colourful write, best to you there..'

Casarah Nance May 10, 2015 at 7:00 AM Awesome choice of flower, and interesting fun write, grats on your win!

Kim Merryman May 9, 2015 at 4:42 PM Carolyn, I love the creative language you used in this! Congrats on your win! Love, Kim

Joseph May May 9, 2015 at 7:33 AM Congrats on your win Carolyn

Kash Poet May 9, 2015 at 6:21 AM Love this one Carolyn!Congratulations on your win.

Jan Allison May 9, 2015 at 5:25 AM Dropping back with my congratulations Carolyn:-) Hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich May 9, 2015 at 1:39 AM this was very creative, Carolyn. I mostly liked yours for some of the whimsical lines, such as being "earless" to SNAPdragons and having a purple fearless face! Also, I just loved the final stanza. Congrats in my contest.

Paul Callus May 6, 2015 at 9:37 AM You make the Iris proud, Carolyn! Three stanzas are ample to show off its attributes. Hugs // paul

Nandita Das May 4, 2015 at 9:13 AM A short poem but all attributes of the meaning of Iris is included in this. A superb write. #7

Rob Carmack May 4, 2015 at 12:20 AM You have integrated the meaning well. I like what is implied in that first stanza. Very clever. Good luck in the contest.

Joseph May May 3, 2015 at 10:20 PM Beautiful write Carolyn ... love the humor in the first stanza.... Carolyn Devonshire May 5, 2015 at 6:01 AM Thanks, Joseph. I found a hair growing on my chin and went berserk :D

Bl Devnath May 3, 2015 at 6:28 PM i did know about the Iris previously. Just come to know from you frist time. Really, i loved it. For Iris's wisdom.... 7+++. Good luck in the contest, my lovely friend. Loved always,bl

Jan Allison May 3, 2015 at 3:56 PM beautifully penned Carolyn Andrea will have a tough time judging this one have seen some cracking poems:-) Good luck! :-) Hugs Jan xx 7 xx

Frederic Parker May 3, 2015 at 2:56 PM Life is short and we all reap what we've sown, though sometimes what we've sown may not flourish from a drought...and that's where your bulb of hope comes in..good luck in the contest

Mark Ackerson May 3, 2015 at 2:36 PM Beautiful last line, Carolyn! Carolyn Devonshire May 3, 2015 at 2:40 PM Thank you, Mark. I always associate butterflies with flowers.