Best Redbuds Poems
One Proud Yellow Dandelion
Lantanas and pears are lushly in bloom,
Baby chartreuse leaves brighten winter’s late gloom
And one proud yellow dandelion.
We wait for the redbuds – where are you?
There are dark spring clouds under the blue,
And one proud yellow dandelion.
Nandina berries like Christmas late,
Spring cold breezes now sealing their fate,
And one proud yellow dandelion.
Courageously the dandelion stiffly stands,
Knowing it will change, blow like sand,
And mother the earth with new children.
To bloom and fly away.
Categories:
redbuds, metaphor, pride,
Form:
tristich
A bleak morning, I waken
To relentless rain.
Drops pearl the redbuds.
Broken branches beckon
With slimy fingers.
A deserted nest perches
In the plum tree;
Black and wet, it does not
Remember the fledglings
12/4/2016 - 35 words
N/A in contest: Any Free Verse 150 words or less ( Laura Loo)
N/A in contest 245 (Brian Strand)
Categories:
redbuds, nature, rain, winter,
Form:
Free verse
Cool comforts from the moon shining in Spring
diverge from coming Summer's scorching sun.
Sweet honeysuckle lifts its trumpet string
to set swift tempo for the Springtime fun.
The peonies follow in their due time,
shout scented secrets to boisterous birds.
Hornets send buzzing timbre to sublime,
heights of rowdy rhythm in unspoken words.
Loud melodies of frogs bide time with drums
in gurgling creek beds or towering trees.
The bursting bomb of bleeding redbuds comes
to speckle color through sonorous breeze.
Spring buzzes, bleeds, gurgles, or bursts out loud
through its short months, the frenzied, shouting crowd.
Categories:
redbuds, animal, bird, flower, moon,
Form:
Sonnet
After winter’s cold, Apple Blossoms unfold.
Bright, fresh spring brings Bluebells to behold.
Cheery Blossoms burst then dance to ground.
Delightful Dahlias bloom spring all around.
Eastern Redbuds warm cold winter emotion and
Fresh Freesia compliments each spring notion.
Gardenias touch each faith-filled belief.
Hardy Heath hones its spring dream leaf.
Impatiens show the power of flowers.
Jasmine’s scent is softly layered while
Kangaroo Paws hang from the upper air.
Lilacs quench thirsty human eyes as
Magnolias generate sincere, awed sighs.
Nippon Spirea buds use spring to tantalize.
Orchid blooms are a spring-spectacular and
Prime Primrose buds are ever popular.
Quality Quince pome fruit is a beauty.
Ready Ranunculus do their spring duty.
Springtime Sweet Peas and Spirea do their part.
Tender Tartarian Dogwoods warm our hearts.
Uplifting Ursinia blooms heed spring’s call.
Viburnum clusters daintily enthrall
While Wax flowers please us, one and all.
Xeranthemum Sunflowers’ charms never lack.
Yellow Anemone’s sweet power packs and
Zennias’ zest tell us that spring is back.
Categories:
redbuds, flower, spring,
Form:
Abecedarian
Blossoming redbuds
With white fur coats send chills
Up and down my spine
Categories:
redbuds, imagination, nature, seasons,
Form:
Haiku
You never did see spring down here
With Bradford pear in full bridal wear.
Redbuds in attractive bridesmaid attire
Painting the scene with glorious fire.
You never saw the daffodils make merry
Laughing at the exuberant pink cherry.
Light hearted pansies giggling through the day
As boisterous squirrels come out to play.
Stately trees don their cloaks of soft hued green
Multi-colored birds that twitter and preen.
Everything getting ready for their chance
To be invited to springs celebration dance.
And yet I sense your presence on the breeze
Hear your soft whisper in the rustling trees.
I'll never know why you set your spirit free,
Sure wish you could savor this spring with me.
Categories:
redbuds, loss, nature, sad, seasons,
Form:
Rhyme
fiery
fiery red 'pon
horizon, cobalt clouds flow....
redbuds in full bloom
pines
sighing of the pines
charcoal clouds underneath....
bird song welcomes me
Categories:
redbuds, february,
Form:
Haiku
Oklahoma way
On the banks of the cottonwood
My father saw the bluejay fly
He chirped as if to say goodbye
And waved the best he could.
Near the Cimmaron river bed
Horse thief canyon we rode
Astride our mounts we had strode
On the sand bars we sat and fed.
With first rays of morning sun
The redbuds came ablaze
We were mesmerized that day
Till violet dusk had come.
Father said how blessed we were
To live in the red man's land
The buffaloes we tanned
And wore the rabbit fur
An Oklahoma life we live
Farming and raising calves
Now the highways cut the land in half
But we Okies always thrive.
Categories:
redbuds, dedication,
Form:
Rhyme
The beautiful, refreshing storm's just now ended,
And the gleaming sun peeks at strawberry fields,
Redbuds dance for joy, for the rain is suspended,
And exquisite birdsong follows the watery ordeal.
And the gleaming sun peeks at strawberry fields,
The zesty lemon clouds have begun their drifting,
And exquisite birdsong follows the watery ordeal.
Misty gloom has vanished, wild spirits now lifting.
The zesty lemon clouds have begun their drifting,
In this emerald world of colorful, fragrant flowers.
Misty gloom has vanished, wild spirits now lifting,
For after the splendid storm, pure beauty follows.
In this emerald world of colorful, fragrant flowers,
Redbuds dance for joy, for the rain is suspended!
For after the splendid storm, pure beauty follows,
The beautiful, refreshing storm's just now ended.
Categories:
redbuds, bird, flower, green, nature,
Form:
Pantoum
Saw a great movie
Palled around with friends
Everyone keeps asking
How have you been
Redbuds in the park
Glory in their purple majesty
And I can't help but remember
When you shared it with me
Wish you were here dear
Wish you were here
It seems to long
For you to be gone
Wish you were here
The sunrise on the beach
Remember how we shared the view
Side by side a sleepy embrace
It's not the same without you
Two straws for a shared milkshake
Eating pizza at our favorite place
But being there without you dear
It seems to have lost it's taste
Wish you were here dear
Wish you were here
I can't wait for your return
Until then for you I yearn
Wish you were here
Categories:
redbuds, absence, longing, miss you,
Form:
Rhyme
Time and essence shouldn't make anyone
forget the memory of a dear one,
would love be unforgettable
and profoundly thoughtful
to each mourning soul:
if it only gave its joy while living?
Do ineradicable memories fade
when the one we cherish is gone
and we don't carry inside that happy feeling?
Years have passed more swiftly than seasons,
the Easter Redbuds have finally bloomed today,
and their lively color delight everybody's senses;
they see me staring at them to praise their beauty!
It's early May, it's a dreary day
and awfully chilly, but mom's smile
is always gleeful, serene, warm, and very bright;
and although she's no longer alive:
I honor her tender and sweet memory...
even in the darkest moments that deny their light!
Let these flowing tears born out of sorrow...
fall as the morning dew falls from sunflowers;
this pain is still deep, and turning into a shallow:
I reach above and my grieving suddenly vanishes!
Categories:
redbuds, absence, beauty, longing, loss,
Form:
Rhyme
geese honk
in V shape form
hear, but can't see through sun
headed north once again to live,
mate, raise a family, enjoy living
more signs of spring coming alive
daffodils' yellow blooms
redbuds open
geese honk
Contest: Pen A Rictameter, Hopes Of Spring's Return
Sponsor: M. L. Kiser
Date: 01/16/2023
Categories:
redbuds, spring,
Form:
Rictameter
The birds are singing merrily.
The sun is burning off the fog.
Somewhere nearby, I hear a frog,
Oh wait, I think that might be me.
Sometimes it’s pretty hard to tell;
I’m guessing spring has now arrived.
The senses just feel less alive
With hampered hearing, stifled smell.
I know the telltale sign so well,
So I will not believe those lies.
For I can look with my own eyes:
The redbuds have begun to swell.
So I will suffer spring’s embrace.
A mixed bag, for I love these trees
Which coincide with snot-filled sneeze,
For there is beauty in this place.
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(form: Italian Quatrain)
Categories:
redbuds, spring,
Form:
Quatrain
april wonderland
red bud trees so deceitful
light purple not red
Categories:
redbuds, nature, tree,
Form:
Haiku
As the Robins dart across
Ignoring the clouds of gray
And cold breeze with the dry air
Bob their heads eating a bug
Something to me not there
The Redbuds that in the wild
Do grow begin to show their
True colors along the roads
Nestled beside are trees that
Are beginning to awake
Soon different shades of green
Will canvas the wild spring woods
Each tree shows its beautiful
Or knarled structure that's not
Now hidden by leaf, flower
Some being stately, others
Seem to be very dower
Some look as though being crowned
Or shaped by ice storm, children
Climbing on the young weak limbs
Each one having a beauty
All their own adorning the
Woods giving rich character
To the wild open rich woods
Categories:
redbuds, animals, happiness, inspirational, life,
Form:
Free verse