Best Bougainvilleas Poems

I love Bougainvilleas
Mighty thorny showstoppers
Though be careful if you come in contact
As they will cut you good and proper!

A flower of such magnificence 
With a...

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In the yard next to my house, 
I often spy a small strange pretty woman
watering her bougainvilleas.
Trails of rosy pink and white intermingle 
along one...

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The 
        old house
   from my memories 
 opens to a wide porch
adorned by mom with...

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Morning Sun to Wash My Skin,

Air So Crisp and Clear.

Musical Songs From Every Bird

Soft Laid Upon My Ear.

Bougainvilleas and Magnolias,

Beauty From Every Shore;

Upon My Face,...

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Park bench encounter
Old man staring;
Faraway look

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Financial district
Business downturn;
By this fringe

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Stormy evening
Rain flows like oil;
Lightning dazzles

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Lift landing
Blank faces congregate;
Alone together

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Wind on my face
Rushing home;
Rain water wets

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Somnolent...

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Brief interlude
A dreamy passage;
Familiar faces

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An old friend calls
From crowded room;
Smiles bridge gap

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Mall crowd mingle
Browse through exhibits;
Branded watches

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Poster art works
Modern mixed media;
Stuff and nonsense

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Little boy lost
Parents...

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My garden is an art of splendour,
I behold her with all my gaiety,
A garden of flowers and hope blossoming alike,
With all its beauty.
 
The buds...

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Madness intervenes
Crazy words greet;
Rapture slips

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Dawn arrives now
Cast of miracles;
Dance into dreams

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Glow of warm cheer
Passion moves fest;
Worthwhile journey

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Joy streams profound
Dawn of new grace;
Celebrate zest

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Pregnant purpose
Birth of...

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Festive party
Celebrate something;
Warm humanity

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One by one
People walk pass;
Lonely man waits

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Dog walking fast
Master in tow;
Barks fine command

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Two sparrows
Practice on wood bench;
Gospel of birdsong

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Sea of faces
Hurry takes...

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Dawn unfurls
Heat in new light;
Earth awakes

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Poignant sanctuary
Whisper of healing;
Wisdom abides

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Laughter thrills
Zesty humour loiters;
A brand new page

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Buoyant fragrance
Floral metaphors;
Bougainvilleas

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Frangipanni interlude
Red and yellow flowers;
Morning salutation

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Windy highway
Picturesque rainbow...

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Shadowy figures reflected in the panes
Framed with aloe and bougainvilleas,
Unaware, they move furtively like spirits
Dancing in another dimension of space,
They whisper of happier times long...

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Warm sun comforts you
You are all green and light gold
Your beautiful hold

Sunrays on red lips
Buds open out in flowers
My story-stirred hours

And the violet
Bougainvilleas on your...

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I took a hike 
up passed the bougainvilleas 
And up passed 
This garden full of flowers I can’t name
And up near an area of flowers...

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Writing Challenge - B Word 
WRITTEN: 1/28/23
 

BLESSEDNESS
Your blessedness and bouquet gift of bougainvilleas 
leaves me breathless
the beautiful and beloved butterfly bereaved 
and brokenhearted sees...

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Now in this place I hear
Echoes of long ago
Sift from shadow play here


The open road beckons
Echoes call out to me
Songs of ancient days


I sense new...

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