Petals In Bloom

I’ve been waiting in the sunshine
For my time to grow.
I’ve waited through the frost and shine,
And through several foot deep snow.

The flowers all around me, grown,
Their petals shine in deep full bloom.
While me I’m still a long thick stick
With only small leaves to groom.

Now I’ve seen these flowers die,
But I’m still standing strong.
For awhile I wanted to be these flowers,
But now I see I’m wrong.
For while these flowers may be pretty,
They don’t have the strength to last,
Through sun and storm and sun again,
I am a tree, alas.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Brown Avatar
August 9, 2011 at 7:55 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being once again featured this week before the final round of the PoetrySoup International Poetry Contest Daniexelle. The best to you in the contest. Carol
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August 3, 2011 at 9:08 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through round one in the PoetrySoup International Poetry contest Daniexelle. I wish you the best in the final round. Love, Carol
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February 21, 2011 at 12:59 PM
Congratulations on your win Daniexelle in Desiree's contest "Epiphanies". Love, Carol
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January 30, 2011 at 1:12 PM
Hi Daniexelle - Congratulations on your WIN in Desiree's contest. Best wishes, Kory
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January 30, 2011 at 12:26 PM
Congrats Danielle on your HM in the Epiphanies contest with this brilliant entry .. enjoy with luv..
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January 29, 2011 at 4:48 PM
Congratulations on the HM win in the contest, Daniexelle
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January 29, 2011 at 4:14 PM
Congratulations on your win..Sara
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January 29, 2011 at 3:20 PM
Cool poem, and who knows, if it's a decorative tree or fruit tree, she may very well end up with TONS of flowers all over her strong tall body!! Congratulations. LUv, Andrea
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January 29, 2011 at 3:15 PM
wonderful , love it , love the last line, congrats on your win in the contest
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January 29, 2011 at 2:52 PM
Lovely personification and con your win. Love, Joyce
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May 26, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Beautiful piece! I too wish to thankyou for your kind words of encouragement! God is my wall to lean on when I feeling like I am about to loose! I'm am sorry for your past, it feels like nothing is good but stay strong and praise the Lord for he loves you! - jeremiah
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