Zinnia
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Poetic Form: Haibun/Concrete
Inspired: 2024 April 21
*2nd Place*
Zen, Zinnia, Zephyr Words
Contest Judged: 2024 April 26
Sponsored by: Constance La France
Image: Zinnia by Wikip
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It
is the
persona
naught
beseech
favors from
those four
elements
Earth, Wind,
Water, and Fire
for the restoration
of life or to maintain
said life through merely
to being Native American
tribes symbolize Zinnias as
patience and resilience,
linking nature with
human
perseverance.
time to hunt ... to fish
survive the harsh conditions~
time to sow ... to reap
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'Twas known throughout the realm, well yon the fortified
Windsor that Queen Victoria was partial, and thus
quite fond of Zinnias. Her hand fan-covered
her smirk after hearing one of her
Ladies-in-Waiting make
the subsequent
orations of
Zinnas
positivity
should oft be "out"standing like~
the crowning royal
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During
Queen Victora's
reign and marriage
to Prince Albert, she
commissioned that the
Grand Royal Bedroom at
Windsor Castle to be
adorned with magenta
Zinnias, an emotive
coloring to symbolize
long-lasting
affections
blooming in springtime
keeping with color till fall~
winks in winter's snow
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Queen Victoria,
after Prince
Albert's death
became close to his personal friend,
John Brown, a Scotsman also her
horse trainer. Then his untimely death
on March 27,
1883, that
day each
year she had
reigned, Windsor Castle was
adorned with mixed Zinnias
to symbolize the absence of
good friends and confidants.
S
u a
c r
h e
the settings
for a colorful assortment of Zinnias
where the purplish laugh of lavender
wrapped around rubs of red
lying atop of lacey whites (______________________________)
Condoning righteous harmonies moment in
the big decorative bowl made of the
purest silver with the largest
matching handles.
two fine stars that shined
blessed unions from special worlds~
essence of nature
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Hardened life, urban hyped, also, they're not the ticklish types. Reps of the body art world, special-T, Zinnias with a Bee.
distinct deep-rooted
appreciation of life~
wild and spirited
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