Best Ikebana Poems

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Bumble-bee on fruits

The silly me
The silly bumble-bee
Bumble-bee buzz in ears
Bumble-bee hovers on flowers
Flowers in Ikebana
Flowers spread fragrance
Fragrance of petrichor
Fragrance of coffee
Coffee with cream
Coffee with beloved
Beloved sent a greeting card
Beloved left to work
Work is worship
Work in a team
Team spirit wonderful
Team of hockey
Hockey is India's national game
Hockey...

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The Mauve Moon

After securing bread and butter
Inside the head the colours clutter

Music of the magically mystic mauve moon
Seeks lyrics from the lunar lagoon

In the head arrive curious crimson clots
You dissolve them in dense blue thoughts

Thought crystals seek lights from the soft window
Tender trance travels to...

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One Sunday we went to this flower show
Some exotic varieties we got to know
We saw elaborate blossoms in every hue
Red, green, yellow, orange and blue

The ferns and foliage were beautifully displayed 
Tastefully decorated creepers adorned an arcade
Dahlias in many colors surrounded an old tree
A bewitching...

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Apples are the early birds
Each pink and green mixed 
Take us,  put us in place
Yes, you are welcome
Smiles the gold plated goat's horn
The twilight cat meows


I'll hold the apples
Insist the maple leaves
Oranges join them
What a rainbow game
Comes up the cucumber
Amber light fondles it


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