Long Meadowsweet Poems

PERPETUAL PETALS
The
bouquet
of autumn,
lasts but a short
while-
but
real
flowers live-
that spring from our
soul
to
sprinkle
here and there
in posies of
love-
such
coloured
aromas,
garland others'
day
SPRING
Purple vetch and ribwort plantain
Jostle lush clover in English rain

Dogrose dotted on a briared sprawl
prickly as it meandrs tall

Speaking volumes of...

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Dappled light plays on a mossy bank
as the tranquil waters of an idle stream
meander dreamlike through summer, 
thick with nature's bounty. The only sound
on the pregnant air is the stirring of a 
dragonfly's wing as...

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Azaleas putting on spring frocks,
Bluebells holding up their heads.
Columbine blooming 'neath the sun,
Daffodils springing from their beds.

Everlasting's new in spring,
Fig Marigolds gaily attired.
Goat's Rue coming through the soil,
Hyacinths keeping us inspired.

Iris, most beautiful of all,
Jasmine...

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Listening
As grooves whirl
A familiar track,
Once familiar refrains
Recall the vintage
Of innocence.

Scratched
In almost forgotten places,
The sound is altered ...
Yet I hear a cadence of the time
When sweet flowers grew
In an English country garden.


Inspired by a folk song...

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Chaos surrounds me there is no escape
Moment of reflection is all I ask
Oasis of calm in which I am draped
Sanctuary of peace in which to bask,

Sounds of world retreat, no longer intrude
My mind at once...

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The garden came alive today
leaves are bursting forth,apace

I brush a tall primrose in early bloom
On the evening breeze a yellow perfume

Scents to mingle in summer heat,
Jasmine,Honeysuckle, bittersweet.

Between  white daisies on which footsteps pass
Dandelions dancing...

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