Glittering beauty her name is Gladiolus
Into blossom of her ringing heart Geranium
Rich spectrum of different colors Gerbera
Leaving most in mute admiration Gardenia
Categories:
gerbera, beauty, flower, girl,
Form: Acrostic
Blush peach gerbera daisies
Echinacea marmalade
Angel’s trumpet cassie’s curls
Chantilly peach snapdragon
Christa coral bells
Daylily tangerine
Apricot whirl narcissus
A la mode dahlia
Zinnia thumbelina
Peaches ‘n dreams hollyhock
Hues of apricot lisianthus
Hawaiian punch carnation
Sienna sunset coreopsis
Indian summer rose
Toasting pink champagne
To hues of apricot
AP: Honorable Mention 2025, Honorable Mention 2020, Front Page Pick 2020
Categories:
gerbera, appreciation, beautiful, color, flower,
Form: Free verse
Swaying fields of buttercup and yarrow
Lavish goldenrod and dandelions
Wild outside my garden walls
Protective of their independence
And carefree wanton ways
Yet bemused by how
Just over yonder
the other half lives
Flirtatious gloriosa daisies
Alluring yellow columbine
Coquettish gerbera daisies
Provocative flutterbye roses
Sultry golden feverfew
Sweet carolina jessamine
Bewitching black eyed susans
Tentalizing gold nuggets
Darling flannelbush
Amazonlike sunflowers
Golden bells daffodils
Spice custard iris and
Irresistible hummingbird sage
All day long just sitting over there
Looking most opulent and radiant
While soaking up the finest rays of sun
AP: Honorable Mention 2020
posted on February 19, 2019
Categories:
gerbera, flower, freedom, garden, nature,
Form: Free verse
I went into the greenhouse to water the plants and flowers
It is my little haven I could stay there for hours and hours
The watering can was heavy with the precious rain
It has been very sunny so I was watering the plants again.
I watered the beans and peas, the tomato plants growing tall
I refilled the watering can; there wasn’t enough to do them all
Moved on to water the melons and the flowering courgette
When underneath the foliage something moved when it got wet
A black and brown toad leap up at me; I thought it was a dream
I dropped the watering can with fright and gave a little scream
Think the toad was pretty shocked at his impromptu shower
So I’ve left him to and hop back and hide under a gerbera flower
Jan Allison
23rd June 2014
Categories:
gerbera, garden, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Where Flowers Bloom
Time stands still trapped in the nature
of my garden bursting with baby-pink peony,
golden gerbera and purple hyacinth like dainty ladies
to be watered and kept.
My heart's a garden where flowers bloom.
My garland of red roses, I give to you.
I shroud you now in all my hues
A Baby’s Breath I promise you.
And tell you that I dreamt of you.
Enter now fair stranger, from its hedge;
step into my world and behold
LOVE in colour, scented, perfumed, a maiden
Who dreams of you.
Categories:
gerbera, dream,
Form: Free verse
Gerbera,
African Daisies,
resemble rainbows,
clear pastel shades,
long colorful rays,
beauty to the eye,
please don't be shy,
keep a watchful eye,
on the beautiful floral treat before you.
Categories:
gerbera, nature,
Form: Imagism