symbol of contrast
like Noah's ark in harsh storm
captivation norm
endurance am I
alluring in mountains rest
winters embrace test
integrated light
across wild echoes stoic
exudes pure stillness
delicate yet tough
unassailable maiden
artists awed humming
alchemists delight
aligned with capricorn's might
pristine determined
raw unadorned self
expresses inner kingdom
nourishes itself
secrets in dark roots
poison perceptual moot
duality hoots
sacrifice and faith
face adversity with grace
revelation brace
with each unclasping
petals open mystical
surrender holding
scent nascent nadir
sacred self-preservation
authentic profound
quiet verdict holds
love is not parasitic
terrifying peace
contemplate christmas
quest each due ecstatic depth
silent witness bear
so do I exist
cold thorns after each snow dawn
god's love not forlorn
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Artificial blooms cause delight!
Exquisite freesias, geraniums, hellebores
Iris, jasmine, kaffir lilies.
My neighbour Oscar
plants quirky realistic stems.
Transplanting unkempt verges
with xanthic yellow zinnias.
I dream of dappled light
Falling upon my eager face
Winter at last has taken flight
Perfection of Spring embraced.
Softness permeates joyful breeze
Newfound temperance everywhere
Forest unfurled fresh green leaves
Hellebores flourish over there.
Yellow primrose quite sublime
Lovely bloom in Spring's hedgerow
Bluebells with their silent chime
Dappled light creates mystic glow.
My Winter soul at last appeased
Wherever I look beauty resides
Like a prayer nature's very own creed
Divinity unleashed I am baptised.
Poetry Contest
Chosen Word: Dappled
Sponsored
by:
Constance La France
08/02.2023
Pixabay image: Herbert2512
Fields of slender sleeves of green
Yellow bonnets in the breeze
Crocus and Hellebores free
A blanketed snowy crystal mound
Date: 3/3/22
For: March In Poetry Contest
Lind30 NR 7/7/7/9
Sponsored by: Andrea Dietrich
Syllables verified on Poetry Soup counter
Placed 4th in contest (informed by sponsor that would have placed higher but I had 1 extra syllable)
primrose, hollyhock, hibiscus, not sure yet
researching blossoms, but so many look similar
All dainty, lovely, beautiful, from a variety of regions
hellebores, heliotropes, geraniums too.
their gorgeousness parades around the world
Some dance all year, others live but a season
gardenias, freesias, frangipani,
each with her own unique fragrance,
no two exactly alike, diverse in so many ways
they have one thing in common.
They uplift, revitalize, delight and help people
feel joy, and garner enthusiasm for something lovely and fresh
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 burst ablaze!
Jasmine yellows, hellebore pinks,
beautyberry purple-pale inks,
Blue Jay in the bird bath drinks.
Woodpeckers at the suet feed,
a hungry fawn hopes for some seed,
wishing winter would recede.
January 20, 2021
Attention to Detail Poetry Contest -- NA
Sponsored by Rob Levasseur
There’s a horse under
the Weeping Cherry.
And the Sky is Crying
too.
I’m sad that I’m happy today.
The new greens are sprouting.
It’s Spring.
The upwelling tears are spouting.
It’s Nothing.
In the shade garden the hellebores -
each a dim-lit, dusty burgundy banker’s lamp -
refuse to face the smalling Sun.
Twin Bleeding Hearts rise
in lone vigor, drizzle-damp.
In the next room, of course,
the Farmhouse Sink
is Dripping.
As it ever will.
As it ever was.
As it ever has.
As it ever shall.
As I ever will.
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