Watercolor Garden
"I must have flowers, always, always ..."
-Monet-
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mother taught me about gardens ...
all winter she would ponder ... and make plans
selecting flowers by texture and shape
in a tapestry of colors
like bright sun jewels
and on planting "day" I wore an aquamarine sundress ...
~ we needed hardy flowers
for our changeable climate
and mother taught me to use color artfully ~
but no matter what we did ... by mid summer
the garden was a wild mosaic tangle
of tangerine nasturtium and lemon marigold
along with lilac forget-me-nots
and a mix of lavender and crimson snapdragons
we had lost all control ...
~ oh, we had painted daisies in saffron
and watermelon pink
and trusting coneflowers in all hues ~
now, my garden is much smaller
yet, I still have a vibrant array of flowers
a display of changing colors all summer long
thrusting, cascading, and tumbling
I have climbing wallflowers in chartreuse
every view is painted ... in hues
like watercolors saturated with sun
oh, I love the coral bells ... cascading from baskets
~ let there be color and there is ... like magic
... colorful flowers dance in the breeze ~
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March 10, 2022 (Repost)
Poetry/Free Verse/watercolor garden
Copyright Protected, ID 03-1437-760-10
All Rights Reserved, 2022, Constance La France
Submitted to the Standard contest, Garden Inspirations (New/Old)
sponsor, BJ Legro Kelley, Judged 04/20/2022
Second Place
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