Kim Merryman Poet Quatrain

I Am Wisteria

Welcome, welcome my dear friends!
Come join me in my bower.
Lavender, lovely and luscious am I,
A most seductive flower.

My pendulous blooms they dangle,
Like grapes upon a vine.
Clusters of purple decorously draping,
A gazebo or fence line.

Come imbibe my heady fragrance,
As it wends through the warm Spring air.
Let my perfume embrace you,
Let it take away your cares.

Lavish me with sunshine bright,
Refresh me with abundant rain.
I am strong, wild, a free spirit,
Wisteria growing unrestrained.

Wisteria means welcome.
5/5/15

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Paul Schneiter May 24, 2015 at 6:22 PM Kim, this is a delight--a picture perfect description, rendered in fine poetic form, of a wisteria. I happen to have one, and it's the queen of my garden. Thank you!

Jerry T Curtis May 12, 2015 at 6:08 AM Great write, I like the flow

Casarah Nance May 10, 2015 at 7:09 AM Great choice of flowers, the smell fills the air and the vines climb, oh yes these plants are amazing and your write is a winner, well done! Kim Merryman May 12, 2015 at 12:32 AM Thank you, Casarah!

The Grahamburglar May 9, 2015 at 8:34 PM This is great. There are a couple of wisteria vines on the fence of the house I grew up in. They are beautiful when in bloom. But they are currently smothering out a couple of nearby trees because they've not been kept in check. Wisteria runs wild! Congrats on the win too, it seems. Kim Merryman May 12, 2015 at 12:30 AM Yes, wisteria can wreak havoc with other plants and trees, but it sure is beautiful. Thank you for commenting, Preston.

Poet Destroyer A May 9, 2015 at 8:18 PM Nice win...pd Kim Merryman May 12, 2015 at 12:28 AM Thank you, PD!

Skat A May 9, 2015 at 6:32 PM Kim. CONGRATULATIONS on the win. :) SKAT Kim Merryman May 12, 2015 at 12:27 AM Thank you, SKAT!

Kash Poet May 9, 2015 at 6:44 AM Hi Kim,Beautiful poem!Congrats on your win! Kim Merryman May 12, 2015 at 12:27 AM Thank you, Kash! It's good to see you here.

Jan Allison May 9, 2015 at 5:29 AM Dropping back with my congratulations Kim:-) Hugs Jan xx Kim Merryman May 12, 2015 at 12:26 AM Thank you, Jan!

Andrea Dietrich May 9, 2015 at 1:52 AM And here I am again, come to congratulate you in the contest, Kim. you did a great job! to think I did not even realize I was reading one in my own contest two days ago. DUH!!! Kim Merryman May 12, 2015 at 12:25 AM Thank you for my placement, Andrea! This was a fun contest.

Andrea Dietrich May 7, 2015 at 4:12 PM that is so nice to know wisteria's double meaning. It made this one all the more wonderful to read! Kim Merryman May 8, 2015 at 1:11 AM Thank you, Andrea. I'm glad you like it!

Paul Callus May 7, 2015 at 10:48 AM This is a very welcome tribute to the lovely wisteria, Kim! The whole poem flows and twirls elegantly with a happy air. #7 I can feel its embrace and smell its fragrance! // paul Kim Merryman May 8, 2015 at 1:10 AM Thank you, Paul, for your encouraging comments!

Anne-Lise Andresen May 6, 2015 at 12:54 PM - Beautifully written, dear Kim - "Let my perfume embrace you" ...... a parafyme we can embrace the whole year ..... dry and put in small linen bags or small glasses - I wish you good luck in the contest - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Kim Merryman May 8, 2015 at 1:09 AM Thank you Anne-Lise!

Jan Allison May 6, 2015 at 1:50 AM Such beautiful imagery Kim - good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx Kim Merryman May 8, 2015 at 1:09 AM Thank you, Jan!