Marigold

“It does not matter if you are a rose or a lotus or a marigold. What matters is you are flowering.” Rajnesh

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Sponsored by Jay Narain

                   
                                                Marigold.

                                 Marigold in pure saffron hue
                               Blooming in soft summer season,
                             How with perfume and beauty true
                              You gild my green garden, beckon
                                 From afar bees to suck nectar
                             From the sweetness of your petals,
                             Rouse my delight and my pleasure
                                While butterflies on you settle.

                                I gaze at your beauty for hours,
                               Inhale your seasoned spicy scent
                         When you`re drenched in a mild shower  
                                Or wave at me without repent
                         With stirs of the sweet southern breeze;
                           No flower mate will match your grace:
                              You propagate with so much ease
                                That you for ever I`ll embrace.

                                 With full majesty as a queen
                              You adorn the vase in my room,
                           Perfuse loveliness through the scene
                             And at dusk dissipate dark gloom;
                       When light`s on, you shine with brilliance
                               With charming petals reflecting
                                   Elegance of your radiance
                              And gracefulness of your living.

                               You are the jewel of my heart
                              To garnish shrine of my deities
                             And as garlands for them apart,
                               So much I relish your beauty:
                           After the last breath I shall heave
                       I would long for your wreath, marigold,
                        By my side for your scent to breathe
                            And to silence my sincere soul.
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Narain Avatar
May 16, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Thanks for listing your nice poem in my sponsored contest. Congratulations.
Guptar Avatar
May 16, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Thank you a lot Jay for appreciating my poem and for its placement in your sponsored poetry contest. Wish you a pleasant day.
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