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Wild Flower Love

Daniel Henry Rodgers

 

"Love isn’t some neat little garden all pruned and predictable. It’s wild maybe crazy, messy, untamed, stubborn. It takes root in the strangest of places. It weathers storms and keeps on stretching, even when the world says it shouldn’t. This—this is that kind of love. My kind of love," - Daniel Henry Rodgers

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O’ my dearest love, I gather the world’s rarest petals for you— Ghost Orchid fragrance lingers in the marsh’s quiet air look, love, it fades then rises in the curve of my hands on the curve of your hips— like time like breath like us. But love is not only fleeting— it lingers it deepens love is touch, is warmth, the flush of skin beneath longing hands. Sweet Juliet Rose, color of the inside of your thigh the softest skin where my lips have been where time presses its thumbprint. Isn’t that what love is? The slow-blushed tender cheeks— the breath before the hand resting, waiting the bloom that knows it will fall but does not care. Yet love is more than softness— it survives even when the earth cracks even when the wind carries everything away. Love reaches— like roots like thirst. Ghost Flower, desert thirst your name is a mouthful of wind. But devotion— devotion is water is the split earth drinking. Roots stretch for you drinking deep of rain seeking the touch that finds mine— even in dust even in distance . But love does not always bloom in boldness— sometimes it’s the small fierce things that endure. Forget-Me-Not, small, fierce, sky-eyed witness— do you remember, love? First hands held, first inhale between words we never spoke yet always knew. Gentle, simple— forever new. Love is not just memory— it stands unshaken even when the tides rise. It holds firm radiant against the storms. Sea Dahlia clings to shifting sands salt-wind radiant— like us standing, laughing, when storms came when tides tried to take us, when the wind called let go— we held. Freedom and devotion— always always And when the waves recede love burns— bright, alive fierce as the flames that forge it. Fire Lily, you touch my eyes and I feel the burn— not the old hurt not the old flames but the warmth still hot still here. We walked through fire— our hair still scented with smoke our ribs lit from within. Yet now you turn to me golden and quiet still singing the love songs that carried us through. Even after fire, our bond cools like river-stone lays its hands upon the wound knits the broken earth with quiet roots. Purple Coneflower, healer in the wind-lashed prairie— your voice, love, a balm a salve when the world ached and we had nothing but each other and the quiet in-between. Healing comfort silk and lace wild devotion fierce grace. The morning light caresses your face. In the quietude, in the frost, love doesn’t fade— it turns to the light pulling warmth from even the coldest corners. Arctic Poppy, sun-seeker in endless cold— even in winter even in silence you turn to light pull it from my heart from my mouth from the frozen air between us. Courage, perseverance, hope and renewal— like florets bright on tundra’s edge you stand with me— a vow pressed in the palm of your soul. When the waters rise love doesn’t drown—it flourishes lifting its florets above the flood finding beauty in the murk. Swamp Rose Mallow, we awaken where the water takes our ankles where the mud climbs our calves where the world says drown— but love we rise. We flourish in the rot in the rich, black silt our sepals soft against the flood. Beauty amidst adversity purity passion rooted deep a flower born of swamp and stream. Even tears, love turns into jewels. What falls what breaks becomes the bloom that carries us forward. Queen’s Tears, jewel-drinker rain-fed marvel— isn’t that us, love? Taking what falls what spills— sorrow turns to petals wounds into song. Regal, bittersweet— love shifting growing— with every tear a jewel blooms a love only time bestows. Now I lay these at your feet, my dearest love— this bouquet of us this world this wilderness of us— petals and roots. No vase can hold us no garden tame— we are bloom and root, flood and fire storm and stillness— the reaching, the holding, the promises that never let go. We are petals in the wind yet always returning— the vow not spoken but known the breath between words the light that bends toward us even in the dark. Love— No garden can tame us— No wind can take us Not what time erases Nor what fades— But what remains.

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Date: 3/19/2025 11:12:00 PM
So nicely composed. I have enjoyed. I am charmed. Blessings.
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Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 3/20/2025 5:26:00 AM
Dear Anisha, thank you for your kind words and I am glad you came to read my love poem to my wife and what she means to me. Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/26/2025 5:05:00 PM
Daniel, your parallels of love and nature are vividly descriptive of their vast range of traits. Janice
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Date: 2/28/2025 4:20:00 AM
Dear Janice, I am so thankful for your note and grateful for your support. Winter Blessings, my Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/23/2025 2:39:00 PM
love blooms, withers, shines like flowers...such an array of flora presenting itself as analogy of love...you waste no lines reflecting the many facets of love...stunning!
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Date: 2/25/2025 8:17:00 AM
Dear Nette, I was so thankful and appreciative to read your wonderful comments this morning and it certainly made my day. Winter Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/23/2025 8:55:00 AM
One of the finest, descriptive, imaginative, evocative and moving love poems I've ever read. Your imagery and use of nature is powerful stuff - the stuff that only comes from "True love" which is way down deep inside. You've obviously uncovered and released quite a bit of it. Kudos /// Terrell
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Date: 2/25/2025 8:15:00 AM
Hello Terrell, Wow thank you so much for your amazing comments. I have a wonderful wife who really has made writing love poems easier because she is so well represented throughout my words. Winter Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/21/2025 4:06:00 AM
So amazing... a true beauty and a fave. I love this so. Just amazing. God bless you with love, Gina
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Date: 2/21/2025 7:00:00 AM
Dear Gina, It is wonderful to see your beautiful comments this morning. Thank You for lifting my day a little higher. Winter Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/20/2025 1:04:00 PM
Love your quote Daniel, standing for "messy but real". I've always loved the notion of wild flower, wild love...hmm something just popped in my mind, does your lady make suggestions, because poetry like this is just too perfectly calculated, sensual and I can smell the flowers fragrance each one unique...Your back with fragmented lines, I think it was? Long stanzas or short --Beautifully done!
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Date: 2/21/2025 6:59:00 AM
Dear Anaya, Such a joy to read your words. My wife has a green thumb when it comes to flowers and ornamental-type plants for both indoor and outdoor. She certainly is my inspiration but she doesn't give me suggestions about poems. I usuaully enjoy thinking of ways to express my emotions and for the most part, this requires I do some research, such as specific wild flowers and the environments that they grow up in. I guess you could say I am passionate about learning and researching and turning that into words about everyday life. Winter Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/18/2025 1:59:00 PM
Such an amazing poem Daniel....love how you have written it....a beautiful big bouquet of romance!! Just lovely....Debx
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Date: 2/20/2025 7:22:00 AM
Dear Deb, Ahhh, I am in awe of your comments and they certainly are lifting of the spirit. Winter Blessing, My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/18/2025 1:19:00 PM
Dear Daniel, I am totally enchanted by this floral poem that is so romantic and sensual. Each verse spills over in words of love expressed by flowers. I especially love your final stanza! You have crafted this poem like a gardener who crafts an exquisite garden! You never fail to leave me in an arbor of amazement! Thank you for this beautiful love song. Sending you warm blessings on the wings of a bright winter day!
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Date: 2/20/2025 7:21:00 AM
Dear Sam, What a joy it was reading your comments this morning and can't tell you how much they fill my spirit. I really enjoyed writing this particular poem because I wanted to take different flowers from different environments and use the best of what they express. Thank you so much for being a wonderful friend. Winter Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/17/2025 12:54:00 AM
We have millions of wild yellow oxalis in Malta.
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Date: 2/17/2025 5:26:00 AM
Dear Victor, that must be absolutely beautiful. Maybe one day my wife and I get to visit Malta!! Winter Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/16/2025 10:08:00 AM
Faved and sent the SoupMail. Enjoy your Sunday!
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Date: 2/17/2025 5:28:00 AM
Dear Sally, thank you you for your FAV. Unfortunately, your SM never came through although it said you sent one. Have a beautiful week. Winter Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/16/2025 9:20:00 AM
Dear Daniel, as you know, I adore using elements of Nature to convey human qualities; physical, emotional and spiritual, and here in this masterwork your convey the dualities and wonders of deep, lifelong love in an array, in bouquets of flower metaphors rich with elements of earth, water, air, fire. Splendid potent passionate imagery fills us with sensual, compassionate, breathing, wild love! A big fav! Breathtaking beautiful poetry! Warmest wishes my dear poet friend.. ~Susan
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Date: 2/17/2025 5:31:00 AM
Dear Susan, Thank you! Your words wrap around my heart like the very nature you so beautifully embrace in poetry, rooted deep, flowing free, ablaze with warmth. Your insight into my work feels like a shared breath of creative spirit, and I cherish it. Thank you! Winter Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/15/2025 12:53:00 PM
Daniel, we can certainly see how versatile and creative love can be. There are all kinds of things that happen to us in life, but at least we know with love we can adapt and make our way through whatever we are tasked with. How will I ever look at flowers in the same way? Smiles Daniel. A real gift of thought for me. Hope you enjoy every day!
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Date: 2/16/2025 7:11:00 AM
Hello Duke, Hope you and your wife had awonderful Valentines Day. Your thoughtful words mean a lot to me. I'm glad my poem has given you a new perspective on flowers and love. It's wonderful how love can help us navigate life's challenges, and I appreciate your kind wishes. Wishing you joy every day! Winter Blessings, My Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/15/2025 8:29:00 AM
Dear daniel, wow, this is so lyrical and so beautiful how youv presented your poetic bouquet of flowers to your beloved in sheer eloquence! I love your use of various flowers and how youv written for each and every flower in such a creative manner using poetic techniques to depict the selfless and timeless love you hold within so sincerely! Every line in this sings love in such a harmonious manner and the ending truly is so beautiful and touching! I have not enough words to praise this but FAVE!
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Date: 2/16/2025 7:08:00 AM
Dear Empress, your kind words about my poem have touched my heart deeply. I'm grateful for your appreciation of the poetic bouquet and the way I've spoke of love through each flower. Your encouragement means the world to me, and I'm honored you've added it to your favorites. Winter Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/15/2025 7:29:00 AM
Well, dearest Danil, this could b held as THE best w ork i’. Ve e ver. R d. In. any genre. Am emailing it to my Jim & mailing it to my priest as well as my bible study grp. By the time i got to the end, i was crying without end…Truly, Go/Holy Spirit stepped in as your muse! I will spMail you late w/my reasons for my reaction. God sighs! Solomon speaks a toast to you. Truth to Magnificence! my love to you, sally
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Date: 2/16/2025 7:07:00 AM
Dear Sally, your heartfelt words about my work are truly a blessing. I'm touched that it moved you so deeply, and I'm grateful for your love and support. Thank you for sharing it with others; it means the world to me. Sending love and appreciation your way. Winter Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/14/2025 12:05:00 AM
all such beautiful poems! ( but I do have a favorite) :)
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Date: 2/16/2025 7:05:00 AM
Hello Arthur, that you for your wonderful comments and I appreciate greatly. Winter Blessings, My Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/13/2025 9:10:00 PM
On this Valentine's day what a hefty bouquet of wild flowers you have gifted at the feet of your dear love. Never knew wild flowers have so much beauty, sometimes more than a bunch of roses, tulips, orchids or lilacs ! This is an example of burning love like that of the 'Flame of the forest' or Fire Lily and untamed beauty like that of 'Coneflower' or Dandelion. "No vase can hold us no garden tame— we are bloom and root, flood and fire storm and stillness— " Wow... wow! Into my FAVE
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Date: 2/16/2025 7:04:00 AM
Dear Valsa, thanks so much for your beautiful comments on my poem! Your words are a bouquet of encouragement, making this Valentine's Day truly special. Your insight is a gift! I hope you had a wonderful Valentine’s Day. Winter Blessings My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/13/2025 2:47:00 PM
Wow your poem has rendered me speechless Daniel! into my faves so i can delve into this sensual bouquet time and time again:-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 2/13/2025 5:54:00 PM
Dear Jan, reading your note was such a blessings and very honored by your wonderful comments and to know it is a fav. Thank You from the bottom of my heart. Happy Valentines Day, My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/13/2025 1:16:00 PM
WOW!!! What a powerful/wonderful write, quote and picture. Great Ending on "Love." I enjoyed reading this more than words can say. FAV for me.. "Good Luck" if for a contest. Hope you have a great Valentine's Day..........
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Date: 2/13/2025 5:49:00 PM
Dear Paula, you always lift my spirits with your gracious and inspiring comments. I very thankful for your Fav and feels so honored. It is not for a contest and it is just me writing. Happy Valentines Day, My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/13/2025 1:00:00 PM
Such and very hot, and sensational poem with your usual wonderful layers of imagery and profoundly crafted metaphors is just a stunning gem to share and read, dear Daniel.
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Date: 2/13/2025 5:45:00 PM
Hello Sotto, I am so happy and grateful for your insights and support and honored for your gracious comments. Happy Valentines Day, My Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/13/2025 11:17:00 AM
Hot, sensuous, passionate, of oneness, a fave! A definite fave!!!
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Date: 2/13/2025 5:40:00 PM
Dear Kim, I guess I had a little bit of Solomon in my me. lol! I am honored greatly that you fav it. When we have our spouses I believe they become wonderful inspiration to many of our love poems. Thank You for your friendship. Happy Valentines Day, My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/13/2025 10:34:00 AM
Alas in Malta we have the little arable land we had destroyed by apartments. Loved reading your poem and admiring those lovely wild flowers.
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Date: 2/13/2025 5:34:00 PM
Dear Victor, I am happy to hear that you are enjoying your wild flowers. They bring such great joy because they are God’s special creation. Thank you for your ongoing support. Happy Valentines Day, My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/13/2025 10:15:00 AM
What amazing lyrics Daniel, you should put this one to music. Love your quote too, so true. Hope your week is going well. Tom
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Date: 2/13/2025 5:31:00 PM
Hello Tom, I am having a great week. I am going to record the poem and put classical music in the background that fits the words. I may even write the music one day. I am honored that you asked. I hope you are having a wonderful week. Happy Valentines Day, My Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/13/2025 10:03:00 AM
Wow, what a nice poem. Love and flowers live together forever.
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Date: 2/13/2025 5:27:00 PM
Hello Jay, what kind comments and I am very appreciative. Happy Valentines Day, My Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/13/2025 9:58:00 AM
Hello Daniel Henry Rodgers, A beautiful poem of love and flowers. My fav. blessings my friend. /Darlene/
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 2/14/2025 12:40:00 PM
Hello Daniel ,Your welcome. Your welcome for the fav. thank you for wishing me a Happy Valentine Day's my dear friend. /Darlene/
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Date: 2/13/2025 5:25:00 PM
Dear Darlene, wow, how sweet your words and I am honored for your Fav! Happy Valentines Day My Dear Friend, Daniel
Date: 2/13/2025 9:49:00 AM
A fav for me, so much emotion, and power ! :)
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Date: 2/13/2025 5:24:00 PM
Dear Paige, you life my spirits with your fav! Thanks for being a wonderful friend. Happy Valentines Day, My Dear Friend, Daniel
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