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Daphne Poems - Poems about Daphne

Daphne
My beautiful Granddaughter Daphne You make me so very happy You are growing each day Which makes me very happy I say Grandma loves you Hugs and kisses too...

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Categories: daphne, baby, granddaughter, love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Daphne
You’re a Flower in My Garden 3-5-24 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daphne Your winter child, with beguiling scent perfumes snow and rain, I smile in January’s barrenness to herald crocus, wrens and snowdrops. Sometimes a temperamental garden tot, don’t like wet feet, Evergreen harbinger of bees and ladybugs and butterflies Whispering of vernal winds in their hibernating renewal. I watch the furry maniacs retrieve...

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Categories: daphne, flower, garden, life, winter,
Form: Personification



Premium Member The Ballad of Daphne and Jack, the Sequel
Gather 'round me, my dears, I'll continue the tale Of a princess and her pirate lover. Of her crown unencumbered, They pillaged and plundered As they wandered the seven seas over. Crimes maritime were elating And invigorating 'til Jack noticed a bulge in her tummy. The princess first was offended, But then she comprehended He would soon be a dad, she a mommy. Two months later, one...

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Categories: daphne, adventure, humor, princess,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member The Ballad of Daphne and Jack, a Romance of the High Seas
Listen, my dears, and I'll tell you a tale Of a princess, a pirate, and glory. There's a shipwreck, a rescue, A romance, a ransom, And a handicapped whale in the story. There once was a princess, fairest of all, But also quite vain and spoiled rotten. She had a semi-private Affair with a pirate That would be but for me now forgotten. The pirate,...

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Categories: daphne, adventure, humor, princess, romance,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Winter Daphne
winter daphne mauve daphne buds swell when snow and frost prowl landscapes ~ winter perfume bursts 12-5-22 Contest: Winter Themed Haiku Sponsor: Tania Kitchin syllables checked with www.how,manysyllables Daphne Odora is an evergreen shrub that blooms in the winter with an unforgettable fragrance....

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Categories: daphne, flower, winter,
Form: Haiku



Premium Member Daphne Odora
Daphne Odora Dainty Daphne costumed in purest white Through winter’s darkest days shares her blooms Wears a satin gown to the ice moon’s delight Small nosegay clusters share intoxicated perfume. Daphne sings in winterfests of raucous snows Evergreen, her smiles warm winterbound showers January’s merry child surely knows She lifts the heart through every frigid hour. 8-26-22 Contest: Eight Lines of Rhyme - Your...

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Categories: daphne, flower, winter,
Form: Rhyme
Daphne Has No Plans To Cry
Daphne has no plans to cry: She shall another man try: Not The Old with hairs to dye Nor One others think might die… Asking she has been: Why? Why? She never for once did lie To Mac with his Spurious Love; Mic Mac to Pranks not above… Mac, who’d call her Animal, Twelve Times just The Minimal Daphne would not dare to wait For another...

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Categories: daphne, anger, anxiety, lost love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Sweet Daphne Odora
Sweet Daphne Odora Beneath midwinter’s misty veils of rain and snow Sweet Daphne Odora thrives Evergreen when silver winds bid Orion return Winter’s child blooms through short days and lingering nights – Harbinger of crocus and of snowdrops – Deep green spear shaped leaves edged in yellow - Prophetic sign of spring sunshine – Like a delicate bridal bouquet Offers dainty nosegays in...

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Categories: daphne, beauty, flower, garden, life,
Form: Imagism
Daphne
Daphne Daphne was definitely not a flirt Dynamic and fierce, boy she could hurt Clumsy in movement, robust, but with poise Loud at times, she could make lots of noise She hailed from good old Lincoln town A rural beauty admired all around Good at her job, espied by the boss Her skills took her over to lands abroad She continued to work...

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Categories: daphne, war,
Form: Rhyme
Winter Daphne
Winter Daphne blooms fragrant flowers awaken October's chilled air...

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Categories: daphne, flower, winter,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Daphne
I am the sun which rises from the East each day for you But the rays are too blinding so you love the shade. I am the diadem which wants to crown you my queen But you...

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Categories: daphne, desire, hurt, love, pain,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Apollo and Daphne - the Eight By Four Style
~Apollo And Daphne~ (Eight By Four) Apollo's first love a beautiful maiden that when Apollo saw her in the woods fell in love with-but Daphne fled from him just frightened Apollo was in such hot pursuit that when she felt his breath she screamed at her father the god Peneus who just changed her into a tree. Dorian Petersen Potter aka ladydp2000 copyright@2011 October.19.2016 ~Author's Notes: " The Eight by Eight" is a poetry style created by Alvin...

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Categories: daphne, beautiful, character, love, mythology,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Daphne
In quiet anticipation, Daphne carefully sewed tiny outfits of love for her soon to be child. With her soft braided hair and loose, faded clothes Daphne sung lullabies, then stared off for awhile. When her due date came, we wished Daphne well for our small sewing circle was caring and kind Daphne looked embarrassed, but was happy to tell that she'd show...

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Categories: daphne, baby, fantasy, sad,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Apollo and Daphne - the Eight By Four
~Apollo And Daphne~ (Eight By Four) Apollo's first love a beautiful maiden that when Apollo saw her in the woods fell in love with, but Daphne fled from him just frightened Apollo was in such hot pursuit that when she felt his breath she screamed at her father the god Peneus who just changed her into a tree. Dorian Petersen Potter aka ladydp2000 copyright@2011 October.03.2015 "Eight by Eight" is a poetry style created by Alvin Otto...

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Categories: daphne, beautiful, love, mythology, tree,
Form: Free verse
For Aunt Daphne
Sorrow be still within your heart; Let not your grief devour. I would not have you hurt at all for a day or even an hour. If I had a wish, but just one wish I would think of you and say, Remember me not in this darkest gloom, but as I was yesterday. Remember the journey that we shared and all the good...

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Categories: daphne, blessing,
Form: Ballad

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