May we be blessed to acknowledge all the wonders in our life
that have, for us, thus far accrued…
and to begin each day with a word of thanks…
and thoughts of gratitude.
Today I’m thankful for Asters…
in the Fall their purple colors fill the air
bringing beauty to the land…
and hope to late bloomers everywhere.
Categories:
asters, thanks,
Form: Rhyme
One of the first things we noticed when we arrived at our cabin…
besides a chillness in the air…
was the purple color on the ground…asters blooming everywhere.
With roses, daisies, sunflowers, orchids, tulips and lilies too,,,
it’s been difficult for the aster to receive the praise she’s due.
But in the Fall when many of her better known flowers fail to survive
this is when the aster and her beauty comes alive.
We see her purple hue along the roads, the rivers and the trees
adding beauty to the countryside…she’s the last source of pollen for the bees.
Legend tells us the Goddess Astraea…from her throne up in the sky
when she saw there were no stars upon the Earth…she began to cry.
Her tears rained down upon the Earth during Autumn’s time of year
and, as if by magic, asters sprouted from her tears.
So as this year progresses…as Fall we’re about to greet
I think it’s time the aster takes her place among the flower elite.
For when most flowers are gone…the aster can be found
blooming, to Astraea’s delight,
as little stars upon the ground.
Categories:
asters, flower,
Form: Rhyme
Asters and euphorbias ... the latter on the A.T.
The Appalacian Trail for "global globetrekkers
Make God's universe a personal playground ...
Thank you for gardening: BJ Kelly, Vijay, Valsa
You give me joy in Creation, and poetry too
I begin this day with Jesus, & honoring U3 too
Categories:
asters, appreciation, flower, garden, gospel,
Form: Alliteration
I gather twilight shades and arrange them in a vase
wild hues of lips just kissed
and princely pomp captured in cut-glass
embraced and tamed -- though
their petals flame in reflective facets
tinseled hearts filled with a harvest of falling stars
inspires desires of satisfaction
as thrill of nightfall’s gold lingers like cosmic light
in the stardust of afterthought
Susan Ashley
April 26, 2020
~ First Place ~
Contest: Completely Your Choice (23)
Sponsor: Brian Strand
Categories:
asters, beauty, desire, emotions, flower,
Form: Free verse
Tulips and asters
beamingly blooming
against a blue sky
Categories:
asters, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Haiku
While a lattice of gold asters sheds its dangled petals,
I cringe against the intrusion from rainfall's unforgiving wind.
Through night's hush, moist blooms graze my arms scenting my quietude.
...............
Andrea Dietrich’s Glorious Sijo Fields
Visual No.5
Categories:
asters, flower, peace,
Form: Sijo
asters in her hair
and wearing a hint of blush-
September strolls in. . . .
crooning melancholy strains
she bids adieu to summer.
October follows-
whimsical and ruddy-cheeked. . . .
sometimes blowing in
she brightly draws attention
then exits quite eerily
following sulking
in her sister’s faded gown
November arrives -
stepping lively at the time
of harvest’s celebration
Categories:
asters, seasons
Form: Tanka