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mother taught me about gardens ...
        all winter she would ponder ...  and make plans
       selecting flowers by texture and shape
      in a tapestry of colors
    like bright sun jewels
and on planting "day" I wore an aquamarine sundress ...

~ we needed hardy flowers
         for our changeable climate 
     and mother taught me to use color artfully ~

      but no matter what we did ... by mid summer
        the garden was a wild mosaic tangle
     of tangerine nasturtium and lemon marigold
along with lilac forget-me-nots
       and a mix of lavender and crimson snapdragons
          oh, we had lost all control ...

~ we had painted daisies in saffron
        and watermelon pink
and thrusting coneflowers in all hues ~

now, my garden is much smaller
       yet I still have a vibrant array of flowers
a display of changing colors all summer long
         that grow high, cascade, and tumble
I have climbing wallflowers in chartreuse
          and every view is painted ... in hues
       like watercolors saturated with sun
oh, I love the coral bells ...  falling from baskets

~ let there be color and there is ... like magic
    ... colorful flowers dancing in the breeze 

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April 5, 2021  - Repost


Poetry/Free Verse/like watercolors
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Submitted to the Standard contest, A Brian Strand July 2 Contest
sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 07/02/2021

First Place

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Brian Strand Date: 7/5/2021 3:35:00 PM a first prize + for imagery Constance Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/5/2021 8:50:00 PM Brian, thank you so much for the contest and for my great placement and for the visit ~ peace and tranquility _Constance

Sam Kauffman Date: 7/2/2021 10:11:00 AM Delightful floral rainbow Constance! Special memories planted by your mother. Congratulations on your garden and your win my friend! Love it when you write about gardens! My grandmother taught me the love of gardens. Sending you blessings from the garden! Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/2/2021 8:49:00 PM Sam thank you for the compliment and the nice comment, and the compliment ~ love and serenity _Constance

Susan Woodrow Date: 7/1/2021 11:17:00 PM I agree with Monet and love your write with its beautiful presentation cos I do have to have flowers even if they are in containers, now that my garden has diminished in size considerably! I can understand the hardy flowers - here they need to be drought resistant as two days without water and the sun has dried them out! Enjoyed picturing your garden :) Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/2/2021 8:51:00 PM Susan, thanks for the compliment on my poem and for the comment, my garden is small too but still quite beautiful, gardening a small garden even if done in containers has a meditation effect ~ love and serenity _Constance