There Is a Wonder In Every Beginning

There is a Wonder in every Beginning
To sustain it till the end, that is the trick of Time,
Our Great Mistress,
Who Masters us, before we Master it.

My Orchid dropped its blossoms in a week!
They were as violet as the eyes I dream about, and yet!
No Orchid should drop its blossoms, till I say so.

Has anyone ever seen a Dandelion drop its blossoms?
I haven’t, and yet, I know they do!
When they proceed from yellow flowers to fluff,
There must be a transition!
(But I’ve never seen it!)

An Orchid drops a complex flower in front of me.
I see it fall.  I mark its passing well!

But… Dandelions hide their deaths from me!
One day, they’re yellow, and the next, just fuzz,
As if they wait till night to do their dying.

Perhaps there is a Wonder in each End,
But I have only seen the Orchid fall!
The dandelion greets me, calls me friend,
And as for good-byes, says none, not at all!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 11/11/2019 9:49:00 AM
What a dramatic end of the orchid's bloom! and how fitting for such a showy flower! This piece is so well structured that I looked to see what the "form" was. Your writing even in free verse has a musical quality and I like the ending quatrain. Bravo dear poet :)
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Andrew Fairchild
Date: 11/11/2019 10:39:00 AM
Thank you! I was a composer for a while, so I guess I think of poetry as worded music. I always appreciate you reading and your kindness!
Date: 11/10/2019 10:15:00 AM
dandelion greets me, calls me friend, And as for good-byes, says none, not at all! One of my very favorite flowers. And you are correct, I have never see one die. They are beautiful, and blown on for wishes, as my grandmother taught me to do... Excellent pen my friend. God Bless your Day. Ann
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Andrew Fairchild
Date: 11/10/2019 9:22:00 PM
I vaguely remember something about blowing on dandelion-fluff for wishes! Thank you for reminding me, and thank you for reading and being so nice!
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