Orchid Blooms From My Garden

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On a bright morning I was greeted warm By a host of flowers of the self same hue Smiling disarmingly from an orchid wild With their white petals washed in dew Amid the vernal green, they shone radiant Like scattered stars bursting the seams of the sky Airily they poised on their delicate stems Waving at me from their stations high Scattered here n’ there, not in neat array They verily had an unusual charm. Chanting in chorus, songs of lilting tunes, They put my weary heart into a state of calm. Had no idea from where they had come Never had I seen the plant in bud before They appeared abrupt as under a magic spell I could count not one but a hundred more Like festoons hung down from the turquoise sky, They dangled down, bathed in sun’s early rays. As they stood nodding at every gust of wind, I stayed nonplussed admiring their simple grace.

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Date: 5/18/2022 10:53:00 PM
This brought back pleasant memories of my dear father, who used to grow orchids and give them as gifts. "They put my weary heart into a state of calm", indeed they do. Thank you for the delightful ode to orchids, sister ~ John
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Date: 5/18/2022 12:12:00 PM
Such a gentle nature poem - serene, beautiful and heart warming. Hugs and blessings Jennifer.
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Date: 5/18/2022 9:28:00 AM
Wonderful metaphors Valsa, And there's nothing more magnificent to behold than a yard that is overflowing with vibrant flowers of all different colors.
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Date: 5/16/2022 6:59:00 PM
Wonderful flow and rhythm, You take this reader there to the garden.
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Date: 5/16/2022 6:02:00 PM
Poetry as it should be. Poetic.
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Date: 5/16/2022 11:20:00 AM
Orchids are a great reminder that beauty is so fragile! Enjoy while you can, knowing your poem will last longer! Aloha!
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Date: 5/16/2022 10:50:00 AM
i like how you employed personification of these lovely blooms in your poem, Valsa.
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Date: 5/16/2022 8:23:00 AM
A lovely poem to a lovely flower, Valsa. I love orchids but have never been able to grow them successfully.
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Date: 5/16/2022 8:21:00 AM
How lucky you are. I had five Phalaenopsis, Two died, the are will soon be buried. One with few leaves seem to be opening a stem. The other is so full of leaves, but no flowers.
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Date: 5/16/2022 6:23:00 AM
Nothing more pleasing to the eye than a blaze of colourful flowers adorning the garden. A well written verse Valsa. Tom
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Date: 5/16/2022 6:17:00 AM
Orchids are such delightful flowers (though the ones I see here in US are of different variety in bounty of colors)-- as your poem so eloquently demonstrates, Valsa. Enjoyed the soft tone--delicate like the flowers it describes.
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