The garden you planted is regrowing,
Just like you said it would—
But the desolate husks of last summer’s foliage
Still stand stark;
Everlasting monuments
Of what once was.
Yet time marches on,
And amongst untouched relics of a time long gone,
Milkweed and hydrangeas
Once again revere—
Flourish
In the warm light of life.
Categories:
hydrangeas, death, depression, emotions, family,
Form: Free verse
I am
your lilac moon,
cocooned in cashmere wool
of clouds that carol in chorus,
love-sewn
Searching
for life beyond
hieroglyphic fangs
of hoaxed hydrangeas, exiled in
grey moors;
Today,
jasmine stars taste
bittersweet and each tan
twilight reminds me of your scent,
deadly
And no
inked dots align
in intuitions from
constellations of confusion,
again;
So, drink
saturated
misunderstandings as
mist from blood-stained petals like plush
smoked tears
As, hope
has always drawn
me as a chirping flake,
faced like a lonely gold-lilac
luna.
Categories:
hydrangeas, angst, deep, emotions, fantasy,
Form: Cinquain
Hydrangeas are not orange in my world but they sure are here.
And their aroma is heavenly, said my new friend Fabbish mcDear.
She was an old-fashioned girl with a prim and proper way.
I was glad to get to know her on this planet, on this day.
Categories:
hydrangeas, dream, flower,
Form: Free verse
blue hydrangeas bloom
for your dearest soul above
free to soar once more
written 9th July 2022
~ dearest Deborah ~ now free from Alzheimer's your soul can sour above ~
A BRIAN STRAND PREMIERE CHOICE
Sponsor Brian Strand
Categories:
hydrangeas, bereavement, blessing, blue, dedication,
Form: Haiku
Two poetic mobiles ~ happy or sad, take your pick
Weeping hydrangeas spill
sapphire tears falling,
drenching grey scale gardens
suspended, free flowing
a mobile of distractions
on tiny threads scattered
above clouded daydreams
Worded floating silent streams,
spinning slowly, creating phrases
on whirlwind petals,
browned edges frame
whispered wonderings
sans answers
‘pon somber breezes
of yesterday’s questions
or
A cappella hydrangeas
send harmonic petals floating
‘pon melodic wind chime breezes,
suspended soft concerto clouds
on love sonnet strings
tuned to a spring day,
as flowering symphonies,
acoustic mobiles of emotion
bloom within a garden
of daffodils dreams
in unison with lyrical
compositions of nature’s
enchanting song
and the sunrise
sings along
Categories:
hydrangeas, happy, sad,
Form: Free verse
mop head hydrangeas
clumps of glorious splendor
soaking up the sun.
Categories:
hydrangeas, nature,
Form: Haiku