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Purple Dahlias

Deep purple dahlias - plush garden zen steeps in the moonlight hours. Zappiest buds sleep in their flower beds - beautiful dreams. Keep of dazzling pompoms - perpetual studs. Blaze of royal beauty ~ reign of kindness. Praise of Queen of Autumn in twilight’s dim. Sways, the ornamental puffs, sowed in dirt. Daze of youth plucking stem. Love’s princely whim. 6/10/2021 Contest: Lento 8 Lines Sponsor: Joseph May

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Janice Canerdy

Date: 6/12/2021 4:20:00 PM

Lovely and vividly descriptive, Kim! Janice

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/13/2021 11:16:00 AM

Thank you, Janice!

Sara Kendrick

Date: 6/12/2021 4:46:00 AM

Reads like a good contender to me. I know this were not easy to write. Way to go. I enjoyed reading this contest entry. Thanks for your visit to my page. Sara

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/13/2021 11:16:00 AM

Thanks, dear Sara!

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 6/11/2021 1:37:00 PM

Being a gardener, I consider your poem as heaven's garden, dearest, Kim! Outstanding! Blessings!

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/11/2021 2:06:00 PM

Thank you for the sweetest compliment! xx

Maurice Rigoler

Date: 6/11/2021 11:17:00 AM

They're not much for fragrance but their colors and size are spectacular. The park in my town grows them every year along with peonies. Old English peonie, via Latin from Greek paionia, from Paion, the name of the physician of the gods. I like them and their fragrance better than roses. / Maurice

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/11/2021 12:41:00 PM

Sounds wonderful, Maurice! Thank you for sharing!