Long Jonquils Poems

"All the Pretty Words"



All the pretty words
blooming like summer jonquils
fade from the velvet fresh green tongues
and rich fecund tussled beds 
of poets and minstrels
strumming hearts with 
fingers that waltz over keys
plucking tangos from dreams of
sensitive...

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( Song of Solomon 4: 16 )



We Walked In The Garden At Midnight
We Walked Thru The Garden In Moonlight

Among Azealeas & Verbenas & Blue Jonquils
Sweet Honeysuckle, Yellow Primroses & Daffodils
Among White Phlox & Orchids &...

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The fading colours in a trembling leaf,
Perhaps a portent of the coming cold,
When the heavy hand of an icy winter
Will press hard upon gully, flat and fold.

The rose’s vicious stems will be laid bare
Making way...

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Just Beyond
Boles of Cotton-Fields
Rosethorn ... Where A Few Folks
Stick Together - For Good, For Real

Rosethorn:  Famous For Its First Family's
Annual Ball & Bar-B-Que Grills ...
But Where Most, Barely Make A Living
... Paying Over-Dues and...

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A chimney on a low rise standing sentinel 
On the loosely scattered outskirts of town.
A reminder of an old house built by hand, 
The home around the hearth long fallen down.

The silvery frost covering the...

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Color my thoughts in burgundy laughter,
Place your hand on my heaviest 
Graves, those that winter in my depression,
Kiss away the buttery jonquils of spring
Erasing winter’s frosty promises
With hope that comes from seeing 
The freedom of...

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A faint perfume of lilac blooms has stirred the sleeping dawn
Bright sunlight weaves a golden loom with threads across the lawn
Crisp white-lipped Delphiniums tossed snowflakes to the hills, while
Daffodils and pink jonquils shake off the...

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We loaded up for a Sunday drive
The Ozark Mountains were alive
Wild dogwoods of pink and white
Every shade of green in sight
Blooming jonquils and daffodils
Woodpeckers, blue jays, and whippoorwills
Even though the painting was unfinished
Nature's bounty was...

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Another day dies as I sit in a fallow field and watch 
my dream sprouting among the wild verdant weeds.
The silence of the valley is soon broken as evening
approaches and birds take their last flight.
...

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Mind plays itself shuffling with words thereby -
Imaginations are much creative, justifying realistic;
Heart often cries - instead tears falling from sky
A smile often brings the daylight, justifying happiness naturalistic.
She plays by his garden of roses...

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Dedicated to Evelyn Judy Buehler. I love the joy
and color she brings to her poetry!


Pink puddle of petals, precious
underneath the parasol tree.

Celebrant-pear in bridal white —
pairs walk down the chapel aisle.

The vigor of a garden...

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I dwell in lonely plains among hills -
whole, with a cloudless sky over our heads
A green veil and a path of yellow jonquils
Encircling a few slow-paced windmills,
Where melancholy seldom treads,
 
Allow me to gather the...

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Advantages to grasp
Burning, bursting ready
Culminating, calming , collecting giving confidence
Driving to thrive, and blossom
Excelling. encouraging, ensuring ,eliminating wasteful thoughts
Firing, flourishing, fetching fury
Giving generous time to scholarly pursuits
High hopes, high tides, high cheer
Interest in schoolwork, initiation...

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WAITING SINGS ALONG WITH TORMENT

Each night aroma of jonquils arrive to tickle me
yet no console as I am a slave to your absence
as bright full moon slowly slit the dormant sea
in the field of black,...

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You never forget your first love.  by poet



How can I ever forget my lovely first love.
    Spring vivifies blossoms with dancing hues
    As we were picking jonquils wild,
From...

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Abundant sunshine warms the day
Beauty delights, colors
call the soul to explore spring's gifts
Dappled woods, jonquils' butter

Echoing birds from tender limbs
Fabulous scents waft gently
Gorgeous sunrise transforms the scene  
Habitats worked intently

Idealise the beauty of blooms
Jonquils,...

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Jonquils

On days when there are no poems to be found
When I drudge the depths of the murk 
I think of Jonquils.

I get stuck on those pesky flowers
And the mental image of tiny yellow and white...

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An Abecedarian Spring


Against the graying beard of winter
Buds push defiantly through the
Crush of weakening ice,
Daring to challenge the strength of,
Entertain the possibility of a
Failing winters frosted farewell.
Golden warmth seeps into the folds of
Hardened soil melting...

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Her world is as radiant as the sun,
golden as dandelions that cover
the fields and hillsides in springtime,
or the sunny faced jonquils and daffodils 
that turn winter white to yellow bright.
Her touch lingers in pools of...

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Friendship Garden

Springtime plants a friendship garden
Daffodils bloom – a smidge of sass -
 Conducts chorus exuberant
Nodding snowdrops chant with pansies
 Sing plainsong through dark days of cold
Crocus hum the harbinger’s song
 In shades of purple,...

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Somewhere, the wind is blowing
I can hear it whispering through
the dark recesses of my misery.
Your voice is carried on it...
laughing, happy
What are you thinking?
Who are you with?
Are you in love?
Of course....
you would be in love.
It's...

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Some say, “Drat this blasted weather!
I’m ready for spring to come.
From here, it can only get better;
what we need is some good hot sun.”

I’m ready for spring to come,
when birds fly in from the south.
What...

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It seems like it was only yesterday 
that scent of Jonquils filled our garden air,
and life was fresh, abound with spring’s display;
a time of hope in season that’s so fair.

And, oh, the joy we shared...

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Tis springtime's warm and gentle grace
As love and romance fill the air
Spring flowers bloom and hearts embrace!
And all-around love's sweetness flares  (a sudden outburst )

The trees regain their verdant tones
Birds sing sweetly so carefree
Their...

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Oh, do torture me sweet Dandelions
Amaze me with your sun like blazing glow
Tease the waking bees of early springtime
To join you in your yellow scented show

Dance among the crab grass and the Jonquils
Question the absent...

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