Mom Flower Poems

black cherry dusk skies
and moon rose, it was silver
butterfly quivers

the gemmed stars were out
and Mom tending blooms, singing
clematis clinging

jade dragonfly lake
comes again in memory
with anemones

Dad...

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Flower give her
Love in full bloom
From mother care....

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In the garden where the sun still shone,
A white tulip bloomed, silent, alone.
No seed was planted, no hand did sow,
Yet there it stood, a soft,...

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Gone two flowers
Thrown to the wind
Never came back.

Two white flowers
Hide in the sun
Put in a vase.

Pick two lilies
By white lady
Bought by old mom. 

Two lovers...

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The picture on the parlor wall
Framed, not too big, and not too small 
Charcoal stems, red poppies— that’s all
Some flowers— short, but others, tall
Mom found...

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My mom remembers visiting his grave for a half an hour
Bringing some fresh dahlias from Trader Joe's (his favorite flower)





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Ever since I was just a little girl,
I loved to leap and dance, swirl, whirl and twirl.
Also, each day I liked to pick flowers,
oh,...

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   ‘Hi ! Miss Floret ! Why are you in hurry ?’
    ‘ Oh , Dear ! Posy of flowers...

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Little sister thought of bouquet so sweet,
For her older sister, gift hard to beat.
She gathered spring flowers, stem to top on
Creating a bouquet bright as...

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Nursery Rhymes only poetry contest- Eve Roper, Picture Prompt 2
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Happy girl Happy girl
Give a joyful twirl
Give me that daisy, white
It is very bright
Give me that...

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Silence permeates a desolate landscape. 
Fossil fuels and nukes laid waste 
to everything we knew, everyone we loved,  
now unnaturally erased. 

Yet, a cozy,...

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I grew up surrounded by bright flowers,
my mom had a pretty cottage garden;
of vibrant blooms going on all summer,
my favorite was the Painted Daisy!
With lovely...

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Cigarettes and babble from my mom and her friend, 
Four years old, in someone's backyard, bored to no end,  

When I spot a wonder...

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I bring you flowers, homemade meals, meds, herbal tea
I hope Our Lady of Grace will smile on thee :-)...

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And to the flower that survived
                  I do...

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