under a blue sky
a violet crocus sways
to the song of spring
crocus wanting its day in the sun
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Soon the crocus will be sprouting
All the vibrant colors shouting
Leading the parade of Spring
First to blossom, heralding
Picking posies for someone
See her smile like the sun
Soft and warm, so beautiful
Yet brighter than the moon when full
Radiance beaming from her face
Envelops me in its embrace
Captivates this heart of mine
Causes my inner light to shine
Bursting forth an unseen flame
At the mention of her name
Bluebirds, lilacs, hints of love
Feathered petals from above
tea cup spring blossoms
cozy color cocktails clasp ---
forerunner of spring
rainbow petrified
in easter egg elegance ---
salsa on soft snow
16 February 2023
a crocus springs up
to cheer a dead poet
first ray of spring
-- Souvenirs of Silence, Soman Gouda
Sunshine in the garden
where the crocus now bloom
A burst of yellow shows
hope through the old brown leaves
returning where it grows
Golden yellow petals
a recipe for spring
brings cheer with light of day
It's now in the making
a time for all to play
Heidi Sands
4/14/22
in a sunny location on a chilly winter day
I found a snow flower beautiful and gay
oh, vivid was this purple crocus so sweet
and it had not a care or a need to grow in the heat
it just poked it's delicate head through the snow
unmindful of cool winds and whispered hello
it was really a lovely and unexpected bright display
and I found leaving this lovely snow flower bittersweet
but, I knew into spring it would grow ...
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June 18, 2021
Poetry/Rhyme/winter crocus
Copyright Protected, ID 06-1365-292-18
All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France
Written for the Standard contest, All Yours (June 19)
sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 06/20/2021
First Place
Tulips send the signal of spring,
Crocus invites the birds to sing.
Daffodils in gentle breeze,
Happiness, they symbolize.
Love and prosperity these flowers bring.
Date of submission: 10/05/2021
crocus peeks
up from snowy ground
splash of violet
Clumps of golden crocus erupt,
Bursting through cedar mulch, their flowers cupped,
A bit late for spring’s onset they interrupt,
Our reverie now an awareness abrupt.
Heather no longer flower alone,
As queen of my garden are dethroned,
By a modest bulb albeit in another zone,
Where tulips and daffies wait to flower full blown.
Before they do, a lone crocus purple,
Soon with like ones will be encircled.
Shyly offering the next show,
Its delicate beauty will linger and glow.
mrt/3-24-21
crocus awakens
to tickle of march sun
~ spring arrival
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
Submitted on March 17, 2021 for contest ALL YOURS (MAR 19) sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - RANKED 1ST
The focus of my poem is out of focus
Started out writing about this guy's psychosis
Then all of a sudden
My mind unbuttoned
Went down the path of penguins ferocious
On the cusp of two seasons,
We savor warmer days and sun,
But bundle up at night for good reason.
The air smells suddenly alive,
My mood's no longer doleful.
Time to revive and thrive!
Sturdy crocus open and close.
Chilling rains test their mettle,
As the snow pansy beside them grows.
Flocks of chubby robins flit over a barren tree,
Where a stubby woodpecker's rhythmic tapping
Underlies their cheerful melody.
Long, wispy strands of lime green branches,
Cascade from the massive dark willow.
Nature's reliable promise caught in sudden glances.
Tiny, red knobs on maple bud tips,
Promise spring will burst forth soon,
With the reassuring cycle of Nature's scripts.
M. Renee Taylor
4-9-14
the snow is falling
from beneath a flower peaks-
purple spring crocus
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March 28, 2019
poetry/haiku/crocus
Copyright Protected, ID 19-1128-263-02
All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym.
Could See A Crocus
Finally found my picture appearing in focus;
What I appeared to be seeing was a crocus;
We took a tour;
Flower for sure
Did disappear after being eaten by a locust.
Jim Horn
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