Joanna Daniel Poet Ode

Ode To Lilies

"O Yellow Lily! You smilingly bloom
   Early in the morning in my terrace garden,
In a jiffy, you take away all gloom,
   Tell me, in front of you, can any heart harden?"
"O White Lily! What makes your face to brighter shine?
    What do you nod at behind my kitchen window?
       How do you dress so beautifully every morn?
 Lovely your visage, each detail crafted so fine,
    My heartbeat, seeing you, reaches a crescendo,
       I write to thank you, my heart's with happiness torn."

"O poet! I bloom where God has placed me,
   Bursting at crack of dawn, just as He tells me to,
If on seeing me, your gloom turns to glee,
   That's all His doing, I'm just a lily for you."
"O dear friend! I've learned to enjoy my life, it's short,
   To God, my Creator, I'm nodding back my thanks,
      For He clothes me majestic, though I'm mere flora,
 Here today, gone tomorrow, I bud to exhort -
   Live without worries, He'll provide from His rich banks,
      Thank God if you would, shine for Him each aurora."
           
           Even the lovely lilies of the field
           Remember to praise God, how then can I forget?
           As long as I live, my lips can't be sealed,
           Great lessons I have learnt from these lilies I met.


04/11/17




1st stanza- Strophe  
2nd stanza- Antistrophe 
3rd stanza- Epode

Rhyme scheme: abab cdecde, abab cdecde, abab
Syllable count : 1st and 2nd stanzas: 10 12 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
                        3rd stanza: 10 12 10 12

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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri December 20, 2017 at 9:28 AM Wow I can see why this won. Big congrats. Such an awesome poem inspired by a flower and I love flowers so this just leaves me swaying. Marvellous rhyme scheme and message, I was ESP captivated how u acknowledged God, Sth I like to do and I have an unposted poem in which I mention plants praying to God but your version was great ahh. Kudos.

Debbie Duncan April 30, 2017 at 7:40 PM Love it, caught my eye, because my mom's name is Lillian of which I wrote a poem for her. Also God's Grace :)

John Michaels April 15, 2017 at 4:53 AM Beautiful piece, Jo. You truly have the heart and soul of a poet! Congratulations on your win!

Kim Rodrigues April 13, 2017 at 11:47 AM So lovely, Jo!

Lin Lane April 13, 2017 at 8:33 AM This is so very beautiful, Jo, and was my favorite in the contest. Congratulations on 3rd, not 4th...Well done, sweet friend.

Joseph May April 13, 2017 at 5:39 AM Beautiful poem Jo..Congrats on your win

Shadow Hamilton April 13, 2017 at 4:53 AM excellent rendition and also good use of technic flows beautifully just like this superb flower congrats on 4th place Jo hugs Joanna Daniel April 13, 2017 at 7:01 AM Thank you so much, Shadow:) all glory be to God Almighty:)

Anisha Dutta April 13, 2017 at 1:01 AM Wonderful composition. I love. Best wishes for contest

Doug Vinson April 11, 2017 at 11:47 PM Ha! Indeed, Jo. : ) Such a fine flower. Hardy, they are. A couple decades ago I put in a horrendous amount of flowers, and 98% of them died off. Daffodils and lilies, though - tough! Shadow Hamilton April 13, 2017 at 4:51 AM sounds like you either forgot to water them or you under watered, new flowers need daily watering so that the roots can establish themselves hugs

Jan Allison April 11, 2017 at 3:31 PM A fabulous ode to a beautiful flower - I have started my poem and drawn a blank - i hope you place highly with this gem of a poem:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen April 11, 2017 at 1:10 PM - Wonderful poem Jo, a beautiful view with Lilies - Good luck in the contest - Best wishes for a lovely Easter - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Chris Green April 11, 2017 at 12:26 PM Beautifully written Jo. Your poem is amazing. I love the feel of this and the phrase choices as well as the overall message. I know what you mean by seeing an Easter lily bloom, it is a magical sight indeed. This has to be one of your best in my opinion.