BLUE NUDE : Pablo Picasso: 1902
...she rose from depths of his despair
followed an artistic youthful
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blue black curled ...
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Categories:
agapanthus, allegory, allusion, art, bereavement,
Form: Ekphrasis
2024 eve
...End of year was here,
R.... closed the communication Apps since May this year.
For 6 months, he walked past my front garden 6 days a week,
Worked at the back yard for 6 weeks,
Sat in the special ...
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Categories:
agapanthus, break up, december, farewell,
Form: Free verse
The Colour of the Breeze
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"The Colour of the Breeze"
Star Jasmine,
orange blossom,
pine leaves, and
floating cymbidium
dipping oars
into purple and white
Agapanthus, drip off
a li...
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Categories:
agapanthus, muse, mystery,
Form: Free verse
Autumn Nostalgia
...Rambling around, gardens greet us,
faint scents permeate the air.
Late sunflowers start to hang their heads,
crinkled celosia "cristata" adorn haughty patches,
while blue Agapanthus demand queen ...
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Categories:
agapanthus, autumn,
Form: Free verse
Psychobabble
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"Psychobabble"
She plants the seeds
in Her mind
through the
fathomless
oceanful wells
of Her eyes
saltwater falls
over the unchartered
sharp edges of
Her tig...
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Categories:
agapanthus, magic, memory, muse,
Form: Free verse
Seeds of Enchantment
...Inside my mailbox late last month; nine packs of seeds - a mystery!
I hadn't ordered anything, but curious was I to see
what might become of planting them. So grabbing trowel, hoe, and rake,
I set...
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Categories:
agapanthus, flower, muse, mystery, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Agapanthus
...Agapanthus
Tall Agapanthus in the Nile you once grew,
A river flower of sapphire blue,
Bursting from your cozy pod
Smiling as you nod
On thin stems;
Hello
Summer’s gem
Blooms in warm weathe...
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Categories:
agapanthus, blue, flower, garden, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
50 Words For Poe: the Lacrimosa
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“Where does Love live
It lives in The Light within
where time never ends it just begins”.
Lady Labyrinth
"50 Words for Poe: The Lacrimosa"
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Categories:
agapanthus, birth, dark, death, devotion,
Form: Free verse
A Last Poem For You, My Mate
...A Last Poem for You, My Mate
If Death comes calling in colorful spring
I hope it will come in the month of May
When our garden is filled with fragrant blooms
That you have tended in your...
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Categories:
agapanthus, death, fate, leaving, life,
Form: Rhyme
Seasons of Praise Paradise Garden
...Seasons of Praise Paradise Garden
Oh, God I thank you for
Myriading colors
Ahh!! spring flowers...
Agapanthus, beautiful
Amaryliis amber
ooh la la spring flowers...
and one mo...
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Categories:
agapanthus, appreciation, beautiful, flower, inspirational,
Form: Lyric
Quintessentially Australian
...The agapanthus
for generations
lined the carriageways
and driveways
of Australian farms
and cattle stations
also called Lily Of The Nile
a native of Africa
a sublime pairing
with jacaranders...
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Categories:
agapanthus, nature,
Form: Free verse
Garden Delight
...Sanctus!
Sanctus!
Sanctus!
Unison of voices in floral cathedral
Viola and pansies, a chorus of daisies
Amarrylis Chrisanthemum Agapanthus
Cascades of colour inviting a crescendo
Yellow petall...
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Categories:
agapanthus, beauty, color, flower, music,
Form: Free verse
Beauty In the Garden
...I look at the eagle sat high up in the tree,
I’m envious of all that he can see.
I look at the agapanthus, a brilliant blue
But the most beautiful flower of all is you.
I watch the falcon soari...
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Categories:
agapanthus, africa, beauty, flower, friendship,
Form: Rhyme
My Garden
...My Garden
Poem
Lionel Derbyshire
My garden I want it best.
Rain makes it unforgettable.
Your memory there should last forever.
My garden should be a nice guy
Like the bosom of a lovely lass
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Categories:
agapanthus, change, creation, daffodils, missing,
Form: ABC
Samsara Redux
...Oh, the sunlight heals my soul, right
here in the middle of May.
Fairness and sanity require that
you report a perfect day.
Sunday afternoon, mountain high clouds in the blue,
and a single eng...
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Categories:
agapanthus, mystery,
Form: Rhyme
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