Far into the deep green forest
there is a lady slipper
Blooming all alone in the trees
a delicate sight to see
As if a princess left it there
on the lovely walking path
When the prince swept her off her feet
a trace of love, still behind
Near gurgling brooks and waterfalls
splashes of joy all around
Here within the deep green forest
blooming love is to be found
Heidi Sands
2/4/22
Categories:
lady slipper, flower, love,
Form: Free verse
The lady slipper
Flowering pink in shadows
Rare beauty of love
Rising above the darkness
Perfect fit worn by the heart
Heidi Sands
7/1/17
Categories:
lady slipper, flower, love,
Form: Tanka
Florid light from
The heavens glistened down
Illuminating tranquility as such
Shadows veil, so not to be found
Angels would escort her
Along soft moss covered way
Warm breezes of summer
Stirred gentle winds
For a radiant maiden
On a god's given day
A harsh winter’s night
Or a dank, dispiriting day
Of these I speak
The gods kept away
A lover she longed for
Selected I as her last
Surrendering to love's delirium
By her spell I was cast
A lady slipper found
In woods rest solely
A grasping hand
Creates a demise unholy
My angel's wings
Dispatched her in flight
Home to Eden
From a thralldom too tight
At sad times I ponder
Are her thoughts sent my way?
From a radiant maiden
On a god's given day
Categories:
lady slipper, loss, lost love, nostalgia,
Form: I do not know?