Snapdragons and Dandy Lions - Part 2


"Snapdragons and Dandy Lions - Part 2"


The day was cooling down 
pressing itself close into
the amythest and musk pink early eve
as the eggshell pale blue sky rolled over into 
Astor Purple to get ready for sleep.
The Ostrich Ferns rustled, 
We’d frightened the Blue Tongue, he’d run back to his lair. 
Coming in from the Ocean now 
there came a light breeze.
I was looking for four leaf clovers 
and Skink eggs but they were to be found nowhere
while she knelt in her rock garden planting 
Agapanthas, Gladiolus, Calla Lillies, 
Daffodils, Fresias  and Pansies -
there were loose bulbs everywhere
and packets of Tulip
and Blue-Eyed Susan seeds.

Sooty, the Black cat sat
and watched with knowing sly eyes
twitched his whiskers, licked a paw on ‘his’ Window Sill,
he looked very wise.
We’d been making Daisy Chains, 
she’d placed on our hair like Crowns. 
Of course,
3’s always a bad number, it's never neat,
there’d been fights in between – still,
we were her adoring subjects, her princesses and 
SHE our beautiful and kind QUEEN.

“Do you know why I love Snapdragons the best?” the QUEEN declared,
“They’re the knights of this garden – 
they get a bad rap because of their name. 
Look at their faces though,
they’re ferocious not frightened of anything, 
great courage they always stand firm. 
It’s the blasted Dandy Lions, 
well they scare easy,
blow away every time 
there’s a storm 
and they leave a damned mess”.

She looked at us, and said,
“You’re like those Snapdragons my beautiful girls. 
Always stand together. 
Always stand firm”.

(Lovejoy-Burton/2017 Dec)



(1) 
"Under the Ivy"/Kate Bush
https://youtu.be/NvKNzyO4wk0

(2)
"Datura"/Tori Amos
https://youtu.be/WX_dwuF-6oY

childhooddaughterjoylovemotherfree verse

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