My Favorite Flower
There is one
named Ring of Fire-
Of all the lovely flowers God has made,
there is one beauty that has touched my heart,
with petals marching round like on parade-
and round
a dark brown base,
bright red-gold petals
border well its rim.
A golden vision- a large center, shade
of brown and deep red hues- one work of art
of all the lovely flowers God has made-
bright yellow lashes
embellish enormous eye-
sunflower beauty.
Most often lanky, long, a sturdy grade,
with graceful leaves attached that stand apart,
with petals marching round like on parade-
like dancers
swaying,
flames aglow
side by side-
Known as sunflowers, often seen arrayed
in fields and gardens, standing tall and smart,
of all the lovely flowers God has made-
flames aglow
side by side-
such a fiery view!
Your red-gold beauty beckons to persuade
such bold and striking wonder tops my chart-
of all the lovely flowers God has made,
with petals marching round like on parade-
Oh, lovely Ring of Fire-
you
mesmerize me so.
March 2, 2021
Contest: Fragments Of Verse
Sponsor: John Lawless
Three poems merged as one:
Sunflowers- Ring Of Fire - (Villanelle, June 12, 2016)
Yellow Lashes - (Haiku, August 23, 2020)
Sunflower - (Verse, May 10, 2020)
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