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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 Date: 5/24/2015 6:22:00 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! Login to Reply

Jerry T Curtis Date: 5/12/2015 6:08:00 AM Great write, I like the flow Login to Reply

Casarah Nance Date: 5/10/2015 7:09:00 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! Login to Reply Kim Merryman Date: 5/12/2015 12:32:00 AM Thank you, Casarah!

The Grahamburglar Date: 5/9/2015 8:34:00 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. Login to Reply Kim Merryman Date: 5/12/2015 12:30:00 AM Yes, wisteria can wreak havoc with other plants and trees, but it sure is beautiful. Thank you for commenting, Preston.

Poet Destroyer A Date: 5/9/2015 8:18:00 PM Nice win...pd Login to Reply Kim Merryman Date: 5/12/2015 12:28:00 AM Thank you, PD!

Skat A Date: 5/9/2015 6:32:00 PM Kim. CONGRATULATIONS on the win. :) SKAT Login to Reply Kim Merryman Date: 5/12/2015 12:27:00 AM Thank you, SKAT!

Kash Poet Date: 5/9/2015 6:44:00 AM Hi Kim,Beautiful poem!Congrats on your win! Login to Reply Kim Merryman Date: 5/12/2015 12:27:00 AM Thank you, Kash! It's good to see you here.

Jan Allison Date: 5/9/2015 5:29:00 AM Dropping back with my congratulations Kim:-) Hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Kim Merryman Date: 5/12/2015 12:26:00 AM Thank you, Jan!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/9/2015 1:52:00 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!!! Login to Reply Kim Merryman Date: 5/12/2015 12:25:00 AM Thank you for my placement, Andrea! This was a fun contest.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/7/2015 4:12:00 PM that is so nice to know wisteria's double meaning. It made this one all the more wonderful to read! Login to Reply Kim Merryman Date: 5/8/2015 1:11:00 AM Thank you, Andrea. I'm glad you like it!

Paul Callus Date: 5/7/2015 10:48:00 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 Login to Reply Kim Merryman Date: 5/8/2015 1:10:00 AM Thank you, Paul, for your encouraging comments!

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 5/6/2015 12:54:00 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 :) Login to Reply Kim Merryman Date: 5/8/2015 1:09:00 AM Thank you Anne-Lise!

Jan Allison Date: 5/6/2015 1:50:00 AM Such beautiful imagery Kim - good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Kim Merryman Date: 5/8/2015 1:09:00 AM Thank you, Jan!