Hellebore
..."Hey Jude/Song by The Beatles ? 1968"
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Blooming in snow, lifting the gloom
She spells right both beauty and doom
Tears of poor heartbroken shepherd
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Categories:
hellebore, flower,
Form: Lay
Spring Sonata
...Let us compose a sonata that captures the essence of spring's repose.
With each note and chord, let nature's beauty unfold,
As we embark on a musical journey, untold.
In the graceful dance of a...
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Categories:
hellebore, spring,
Form: Free verse
Winter Garden Afternoon
...Soon after winter has begun,
when Earth is closest to the sun,
short days lengthen one by one.
Then, through my window’s frosted glaze,
life in God’s garden holds my gaze --
blooms of colors ...
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Categories:
hellebore, color, garden, winter,
Form: Rhyme
Little Hellebore
...Through the driving snow I trudged,
Now crumping 'neath my feet.
Numb fingers, despite gloves,
Head bowed to the sleet.
Stinging cheeks, and frozen nose
Chilled now to the core,
To my surpris...
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Categories:
hellebore, flower, life, winter,
Form: Rhyme
Hyacinths Perfume
...I lingered to enjoy the moment,
ending the eleven-month intermission,
as the sweet aroma reached me
from the garden behind the house.
The hyacinth had returned
without fanfare or recognition
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Categories:
hellebore, flower, spring,
Form: Free verse
Her Final Bow
...Row upon row of long stemmed dandies,
Yellow trumpets set to blare,
'Neath them growing, little snowdrops,
Announcing spring is in the air.
Songbirds sing sweet melodies,
As on branches blosso...
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Categories:
hellebore, flower, seasons, spring,
Form: Rhyme
Spring Flowers
...Spring flowers
Artemisia bear the colourful foliage
Bluebells carpet a magical sight
Coreopsis and cherries blossom
Daffodils are seen in jovial mood
Eranthis buds as the snow melts,
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Categories:
hellebore, beautiful, spring, daffodils,
Form: Abecedarian
All About Flowers
...~All About Flowers~
(A Name acrostic poem)
African Violet
Bamboo Orchid
Cape primrose
Daisies
English Lavander
Forget-me-nots
Garden Mums
Hollyhock
Impatiens
Jewelweed
Kala...
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Categories:
hellebore, beautiful, beauty, flower, spring,
Form: Acrostic
The Abcs of Things Green
...The ABCs of Things Green
Algae, alligator, artichoke, asparagus, aphids, Andradite,
Brussels sprouts, broccoli, Buffalo Treehopper, and beans,
Cuckoo Wasp, Cabbage, cucumber, Common Green Darner...
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Categories:
hellebore, bird, food, fruit,
Form: Abecedarian
Summer's On It's Way
...The Hellebore stood strong
The gentle breeze blew, We knew
Summer's coming...
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Categories:
hellebore, devotion, earth, emotions, flower,
Form: Haiku
Poisons
...Witches and warlocks gather around,
will give you a list of poisons abound…
Arsenic, Hemlock, Belladonna you know…
Add to your list, these below;
Purple Foxglove; Black Hellebore;
Deadly N...
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Categories:
hellebore, funny, holiday, seasons,
Form: Rhyme
My Love Lies Bleeding (Part Ii)
...I turn and run down to the wet places where fawns remedy their
thirst from the waterbrooks. Panting, I fall to my knees and gather buttercups,
crowsfoots, hellebore and peonies and grind the cr...
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Categories:
hellebore, death, devotion, hope, life,
Form: Free verse