Lily Flower Poems

White throat open to the sky—
I swallow light, spit out beauty 
Like bloody stars

Dawn splits me open. 
There is no gentleness here: 
I break Into...

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What is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen?
A flower,
white and pure,
in a field of debris.
The lily maiden,
a lotus in the troubled oceans,
sprouting and unfolding,
emerging...

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Your gaze gets caught in my beauty
as the pigments start to bloom.
The winter brings great cruelty,
but spring escapes from its tomb.

Elegant and alluring are my...

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evergreen evening
silver stars sparkle softly
once gold fades away

lily of stardust
in magic of summer night
glows in pink and white

stardust lily scent
roams upon a crowded breeze
plum night...

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Sappho Translations XI by Michael R. Burch


Sappho, fragment 92
translation by Michael R. Burch

“Sappho, if you don’t leave your room,
I swear I’ll never love you again!
Get...

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Waiting for springtime
Elegance, love, sympathy
Any occasion.
...

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The reflections of the sunset
On windows look like tiger lily....

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I love your calla Lily lips 
Engaging emerald eyes
Heavy hibiscus hips
Creative crimson cries

Falling for daisy yellow you 
like blueberry cool rain 
Nothing lavender to loose
Always...

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Rosey, had a rose of course
And Dan had Dandelions.
Sonny sought out Sunflowers
And Pete perfumed Petunias.
Maisey dreams of Daisys,
Cyrus clings to Iris.
Pops loves Poppys everywhere and
Viola...

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Mary was ten and she adored flowers, and she had three pretty sisters;
But, she never could make a garden grow; like stars, losing jade glitter.

Sisters...

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A Rose
Most chose

A Lily
So frilly

A Peony
Bee honey

A Hibiscus
Bloom discus

A Lilac
Purple crackerjack

A Daffodil
Yellow thrill

A Wave Petunia
Will rave Ah

A Begonia
So bona

A Daisy
Sun crazy
...

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As the early summer air ripples in my meadow, 
I see the dance of dulcet patina on dainty petals, 
unfurling with the touch of the...

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As the early summer air ripples in my meadow, 
I see the dance of dulcet patina on dainty petals, 
unfurling with the embrace of dawn’s...

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       clementine honey
the buzzing bees beholding
         a budding lily
  ...

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asleep in a bloom
on the lake of pearl moonbeams
water lily dreams

green frog in black night
drifting in rock-a-bye dark
where stars make their mark

moonlight tiptoes soft
on cool...

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