Friendship Flower Poems

CHILDREN OF THE WINTER GARDEN

Snowdrop pokes her little face
 Up through the winter snows;
First she comes before the Crocus
 First she is to go.

Dainty Daphne...

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Hey little guy how are you this sunny day?
I am OK,
I am sitting on this rock watching tears coming down the little girl's face.
What are...

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pouring rooibos tea for no one
  but me.
    the high whistle would not
      be a sound
...

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A day in the park
as she walked in the dark
a day of remembrance
shining stars shimmering
rolling stones, nights of the moon
sunshine brights
lights in the making
deep blue...

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In the midst of ravaged nature you are a rose that blossoms hope
In the midst of thunder you are a voice in an angelic choir
In...

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The beauteous days of summer were here at last,
And the primetime of nature was coming so fast!

We sat on the porch, watching a lazy day...

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Singing birds emerging.
Pretty flowers are blooming.
Rabbits are hopping.
In spring things start living.
Nests of eggs are cracking.
Gardens are now growing.

Written Date: 1/21/2020...

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Ryokan translations of Zen Death Haiku and other Poems

First one hidden face is revealed,
then the other; thus spinning it falls,
the autumn leaf.
—Ryokan (1758-1831), loose translation...

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a rose
between
life's thorns
you are

a fragrance
of morn
that tarries
on breezes

blossom
of friendship
that enfolds

the beauty
of blush
in smiles
as i wake

the petals
of soft touch
through words
you are

...my cherished
rose





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I pass this lovely bougainvillea every day and am happily aware
how a bush this bright and beautiful can exist with oh so little care.

It is...

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gardens of roses
flowers of thorns and beauty
but he loves daisies...

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Sammi is a delicate blossom frolicking in gayest blooms,
Analogous to a fragile rose amidst world’s boring dooms; 
Manifold lusters issue forth from her magnanimous heart,
Manifesting...

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Once I plucked a pure, white daisy,
And pulled its petals one by one.
“He loves me,” I spoke. “He loves me not.”
I pulled each petal, and...

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Our lips can sing with roses or sting with thorns 

August 31st  2019...

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The Gardener

The lovely lady goes to church, 
I see her every week.
I know her name, 
Fairy…
Garden…
Angel…

You plant seeds, 
tiny, like mustard…
You cover them with love,
understanding,...

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Magenta, purple and white colored Sweet pea flowers
Have spread their charming blooms all over
Cuddling all the bushes and trees in the path
They have enriched the...

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Do the May days roll into one long bank holiday?
The linearity of time banishing winter blues away
Sunscreen, icecream, flip flops, shades out
As they say until...

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A club meeting 
A road trip
A walk
A conversation 
A few failed attempts 
A move
And a drop of courage 
That’s all it took
That’s all it took...

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The sapling in you spreading the arm
skyward, grew by my pathway with charm,
I walked everyday casting a casual glance.
As in breeze of autumn I saw...

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Vast darkness, hoping for a light to frighten the creatures in it. Hoping for a new sense of purpose, hoping that in a new light...

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