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White Blossoms

Resplendent showy white blossoms 
Will soon embrace the backyard rose,
Bring pure blooms to the pom-pom bush
And towering Bradford pear tree.

Warm reminders of winter's snow
Resplendent showy white blossoms
Petals drift leisurely to earth,
Soft kisses on the fertile ground.

First to burst open buds of spring
The sacred dogwood tree, they say,
Resplendent showy white blossoms
Remind us of the Saviour's cross.

Come the gentle rains of April,
Making way for the leaves and fruit.
Until next winter's past, no more
Resplendent showy spring blossoms.

Written April 1, 2021
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Robert Pettit

Date: 4/2/2021 8:35:00 AM

Nice botanical poem written just in time for spring.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 4/2/2021 9:00:00 AM

Thanks, Robert. We're having a little cold snap here in north-eastern Kentucky right now. Enough to kill some of the buds and blooms. Snow flurries in some places yesterday and the temp dropped into the 30s. My friend tells me it's called "Red Bud Winter." That sounds like a poem to me.

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 4/1/2021 11:38:00 AM

Hello Milton, this is a beautiful poem. I can just picture the blossoms on the trees. So beautiful. Happy Easter. Enjoy your day my friend.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 4/5/2021 10:26:00 AM

Hello Milton you are very welcome. Enjoy your day my friend.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 4/1/2021 12:55:00 PM

Thanks so much for your visit, Darlene, and your sweet thoughtful remarks.