In the Garden Populated With Flowers

In the garden populated with flowers, red and budded,
Resort robins birds, with inflated fluffy feathers. 
They fall in waves between the grass gushing in green 
And the impetus of a small purifying pinkish river. 
 
Somewhere in the far little barks that gleam
are resting with oars freely loose;  Infants across,
in jackets navy-blue and decent hats,
kick around wide wheel with legs and sticks. 

And their peaceful mothers waving in the sun white	 
handkerchiefs at nurses with wines and baskets overflowed 
with food; wide dresses gently flared craw the pure grass,  
back and pelvis are stretched drowsy upon accumbent canvases.

The gentlemen with flat cylinder hats: aristocrats and patricians,
undulate hair with radiance of gold, chested,
count cash incomes and score the points in game of cards. 
Their coats carelessly abandoned as in modest ensemble of black.

Nearer  are all solar deeds, the high stems 
and underbushes; pekmez dropped on broad leaves 
and bottle of beer – spilling gold with honeycomb like 
soul, swings inept, far from the nosy flocks.

White shirt, tailcoat of tricolor velvet, flit about
loudly in a clash with shoes and jabots. The stockings
fly across, breeches slip, underpants reveal!
ideally undressed and  with an exquisite moan in reverie:

 The two male bodies.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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September 15, 2026 at 7:35 AM
I've really been enjoying your poem and the emotions and imagery were so vivid that i could easily picture them as beautiful illustration. I'm a commission-based manga/webtoon artist, and I'd love to help bring your story to life if you're ever interested. Feel free to reach out at gm@il : akiracomicart2@ or on inst@ akiraa_artly
Agustin Avatar
March 29, 2024 at 7:52 AM
I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
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February 7, 2016 at 2:00 AM
G M, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Please keep writing and sharing your poetry. LOVE LINDA
A  Avatar
September 12, 2015 at 7:05 AM
GM,, awesome write! I enjoyed reading this poem. Skat
Tsiluma Avatar
October 11, 2012 at 2:27 PM
Nice write G M! You've employed the use of imagery well. Your descriptions are on point.
Brown Avatar
October 4, 2012 at 5:20 AM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer you today G M. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Hoping you find even more inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Thank you for sharing your writing with us. Love, Carol
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