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Gladiola

(G)racefully tall
(L)uring blooms
(A)ttractive colors
(D)ance in the breeze
(I)nspiring growth
(O)vercoming adversity
(L)avishing flower
(A)n abundance of beauty


Heidi Sands

8/23/25

The Garden Pansy

The Gardener Love

The roots so deep, slowly grow
With tender care
There beauty grows
From barren ground, they slowly show

The kiss of sunshine, warms there soul
The gentle touch of summer rain, feeds them all
Remove the weed, and let them bloom
From a little seed a rose will grow

Tall and sleek
With spear like leaves, and purple trumpets
Stands the proud Gladiola

A heart shaped leaf. And a face of colour
Calling out
I may be small but remember me
I surround them all

What Is On Board

Pink gladiola fleet entered the Dutch canal at two o’three.
One of the pirates said “Whoopdee dee dee”
What’s on board? Asked a first mate named Prix.
Not sure, he said, but it might be pretty girls, for free.

His wife heard and decided to make an example of him.
She took him by the ears, and she shook him by his chin.
The women from the gladiola fleet cheered for his wife.
“Served you right!” Yelled one of them, enjoying his strife.

Where To Begin

lacy ruffled gladiola with your dainty ways
made of a gorgeous pleated crepe, you take my breath away
describing you would be a win,
where to begin? Where to begin?

Flowers of His Thought

He came to me and gently brought,
the fairest flowers of His thought.

Joy arrived with euphoric mums,
softly as the hummingbird hums.

Purity blown from baby’s breath,
ever innocent until death.

Peace pervaded purest poppy,
tranquil bliss nothing can copy.

Happiness borne from pure lily,
butterfly wings, dainty and frilly.

Gratitude from feathered pink rose;
praises for His blessings arose.

Humility spread bold bluebells,
silken as bunnies’ cotton tails.

Faith that flourished in bright iris,
no other bloom so desirous.

Hope sprung forth from gladiolus,
comforting as lotus’ solace.

Love effused from fan-shaped aster,
greatest from our Lord and Master.

Graciousness shone from all flowers,
teaching of His perfect powers.

Wildflower Wishes

Vibrant hues of scarlet and gold
Lilac, sapphire, colors so bold
Whispering tunes of glorious hope
Breathless promises revealing how to cope

Rich varieties of laughing blooms
In their beautiful, magical costumes
Fragrances tempting, like lilac perfume
Sweet as tender roses, even the heirloom

Listening to the silence of a tender bud
There comes a trembling echo, a flood
Stilling the spirit with serenity, tranquility
Abiding on the heart of praise and humility

Breathing in the kisses of lush flowers
Embracing the music of rain showers
Blessings fall all around the lovely garden
Sprinkling the spirit with grace, a pardon

Dreaming of leaves, easy and flowing
With liquid laughter, beauty is growing
Graceful like the stems of a gladiola
Playing on the strings of the soul, a viola

Charming the heart, a murmur of calm
Touching the feelings like an awing psalm
Feeding hope and inspiring wildflower wishes
The Spirit knows God’s grace isn’t superficies

As I Took the Right Turn

As I took the right turn, lo, the crescent
Like Urdu letters but pink and silken
From two mountains meandering descent
Raw hues of hours dark and blue keep folding


As I kept my raised eyes hooked to rivers
A shining swing of swords like the sliced moon
In polkas of blood a dark blue shiver
From red jungles comes up a meaty Hun


Then all of a sudden the grudging sky
Came down in rains washing the whole vista
Chin on elbows, children, who danced so high
All flames went back in the gladiola


At the seafront mighty waters were sands
My face I held with ailing wrinkled hands

27 June 2019

Aromatic Purples

Early spring crocus
Hardy purple pansies
Tall clusters of verbena
Vines of morning glory
Arabella clematis
Ornamental allium blooms
Lupinesque wild indigo
Slender wild hyacinth
Faithful canterbury bells
Dignified cattleya orchid
Vibrant effervescent cyclamen
Statuesque gladiola
Cosmopolitan heliotrope
Spiked liatris flowers
Grandiflora petunia
Magical mystic merlin
Unfurling crested iris blossoms
Climbing cascades of wisteria



AP: Honorable Mention 2021, Front Page Pick 2021

Submitted on May 30, 2022 for contest PURPLE FLOWERS sponsored by NAYDA IVETTE NEGRON FLORES  -  RANKED 2ND

on March 10, 2022 for contest GARDEN INSPIRATIONS sponsored by BJ LEGROS KELLEY  -  RANKED 3RD

and on May 7, 2021 for contest NATURE POETRY sponsored by REGINA McINTOSH

Originally posted on February 19, 2019

Idyllic Pink

carefree wild roses
lovely cosmos
dignified watsonia
grandiose gladiola
noble daylily
fabulous oriental poppy
towering hollyhock
earthy vibrant geranium
apple blossom yarrow
exuberant anemone
classy fuchsia
clustered allium
sumptuous foxglove
opulent peony
audacious petunia
vibrant dahlia
splendid phlox
aromatic sweet pea
regal bleeding heart
unbridled garden of eden
for hummingbirds
bees and butterflies



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on February 18, 2019

Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola
they will wreathe a garland of Catalan cut gladiola
for that pretentious Olympian brow
but that horrid tie and collar - that's just not Arsenal somehow.

Saturation Point - Hawaii

Saturation Point 

Dirt under my nails
A withered feeling
I did not notice the sun
Until I succumbed to a weakness
In by back and knees

My shoulders sagged
My eyelids were
Like those lead fishing lures
I found in a corner of my scrape yard
I’d like to call my garden old

The simplification of watching the
Process of spring
Is a spring 

Daffodils sprout from my table
They are yellow, from Safeway, butter-cup gold
Morning glory bells and daisy clusters
Could not be crushed
In their proliferation on the chicken-farm road

The old lady sat triangular
A heart’s distance to my house
She thanked me for a gift of an orchid and gladiola
They were on silken paper, but not fake
She thanked me for the real thing and some
Potato salad my children had delivered

I smiled-
There was no dirt under her nails.

Speaking of Flowers

Flowers speak
the Gladiola is never sad
says words with a smile.

Tulips are the pun
not one but...
sound it out, you'll see.

Daisies reveal secrets
she loves me,
she loves me not.

Buttercups
lay it on thick
compliment everyone.

Carnations rev their engines. 
Express themsleves from land to land.

Freesias 
my personal favorites 
blow a fragrant line.

Sweet Peas, 
are still babies
they're still learning.

Patience wait
as long as they need to
before they speak.

Snapdragons 
can fly off the handle
but please forgive them

Orchids tend to fib
are they adults Or .....!

Bluebells sing 
a soulful tune
and I love the blues.

Paper Whites appropriately 
recite their written words.

Roses bloom 
the most beautiful
of words.

But the best flowers of all
don't need to say a word.
With love you gift them 
a bouquet of their faves
as they gently kiss your lips!

Sponsor: Anthony Slausen
Contest Name: Encounters with Flowers

Resurrection

My poem in me like gladiola bulbs
Lie dormant winter long
Day after day, night after night
The clouds like crystal powder fell
I waited until the gloom was gone
For sometimes all we can do is wait
And out from the ground a richer song
Beautified my garden with its bloom

Sweet Flowers of May

Sweet flowers of May how you do entice 
lifting and filling my soul with beauty
swaying in the breeze and releasing spice
aromas that enthrall sharp and minty

Tumbling roses cover the pergola
sweet musky scent is hanging in the air
robust colours of the gladiola
poking up a most tempting derriere

Fascinated I watch it bob about
as my lover stoops pulling out the weeds
hot and sweaty he does a turnabout
holding my hand he now shows me his deeds

Beds free of weeds that able to flourish
just like our love for each other we cherish

The Garden Has Spoken

Hello my name is Rose

Do you suppose I smell good to your nose?

           Hello my name is Willow

Wouldn't you like to use me for your pillow?

        Hello my name is Hyacinth

Don't you love my fragrant scent?

       Hello my name is Daffodil

Why not place me on your window sill?

      Hello my name is Sunflower

Do you know the Sun gives me  power?

         Hello my name is Violet

  Why not enjoy me on your table set?

        Hello my name is Gladiola

        and I just want to say " Hola".

 

       Copyright McCuen October 2008

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