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I went for a long hike in the forest today, it was so quiet and peaceful along the trail; I saw a cluster of tiger lilies gone wild, and decided to write down this wildflower tale. Along the trail grew tangled, tall, white Queen's lace, and all over the place were sweet purple aster; under trees, in the shade, were some true-blue buttons; I stepped careful to avoid a "wild" disaster. Not far, I see a vast field of red poppies, mingled with tall purple cones and daisies yellow; and I fall to my knees at the black- eyed susans, my mother grew these- and I am lost in thoughts mellow. Down by a stream the ground is blanketed orange, and I lay down in the shade to drink in this sweet scene; as dandelion wisps flimsy drift and float in the air, gauzy they land on a bearbillies bush of red and green. ________________________ May 09, 2018 Poetry/Quatrain/Wildflowers Copyright Protected, ID 01-1020-886-09 All Rights Reserved, 2018, Constance La Frane Submitted to the Standard contest, A Brian Strand Structured sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 03/05/2022 First Place

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Date: 5/10/2018 10:17:00 AM
Nothing like nature in springtime to bring sense to a chaotic world. Your poem ushers in a feeling of peace and tranquility, Constance. Lovely write!
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Date: 5/10/2018 11:27:00 AM
Daniel thank you for the nice comment and yes I was all tranquility as I wrote this
Date: 5/9/2018 9:09:00 PM
My favorite line in this dreamy poetic landscape journey of yours Constance is your last line...your use of the word "gauzy" is quite lovely! yes, forests are alive with spring ephemerals in the north country! today I travelled thru limestone bluff country along the Mississipi in Wisconsin to my secret honey-hole for Ramps! acres & acres! harvesting amid buttercups, trout lillies & fiddlehead ferns to fill orders for chefs in Minneapolis eager to pay me crazy money...a good day! jimbo
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Date: 5/10/2018 11:26:00 AM
James thank you so much for the compliment and your journey sounded wonderful too and it brought me back to a sweet memory of my mom collecting fiddleheads
Date: 5/9/2018 6:33:00 PM
What a reflective picture you painted!! I think I shall take an imaginary walk through the woods....
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Date: 5/10/2018 11:22:00 AM
Sun thank you for the nice comment
Date: 5/9/2018 4:04:00 PM
THis is a good idea, Constance. It's sounding much prettier than mine turned out (not got it posted yet). Just stopped to say hello!
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Date: 5/10/2018 11:22:00 AM
Hello Andrea, thanks for visiting my poem and for the compliment

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