Long Sedum Poems

Written: December 31, 2024, Contest: Sponsored by: Kai Michael Neumann
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Gray overcast clouds cluttered the sky, leftovers of Saturday wind and rain and cold. I scanned the yard for the birds and squirrels, so often scavenging fallen flower seed and stale, dried bread.
In among the...

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(alter knit lee titled: vita in oculis nudato)

goo goo gaga I wanna yell
cuz, synonymous 
     with other wordsmiths, 
     or...well
whatever will eire'n burr, 

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I greet the morning with anticipation, bubbles 
of excitement inside, straining forward to walk 
outside and stroll among the flowers my hands 
have planted and cared for over the past years, 
the weigela from our...

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He's bringing out his pencil
Clearing up his mind seeking freedom
Throwing all devastating thoughts
To describe all the pictures of sedum

I see it in different 
Colors, forms, in blues
Brightest after shining Sun
In orbits around space, it moves

Mesmerizing its...

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There is a bumble rumble 
 off in the bramble ramble jumble
 with bees hovering as the sedum flowers crumble,
 flowers perched in fading colors reds and browns
 as summer  welcomes winter to town
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Sedum flourished beneath the holly bound
 pale green succulent  formed mounds
 atop thick stems and leaves groomed
 aside the roses now out of bloom,
where chrysanthemums began to bud and fill 
 the earthen browning...

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FALL            

         Dry dying leaves leave branch to fall.
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Her green thumb was legendary.
She grew lemon, peach, apple,
even grapefruit trees from seeds,
after she ate the fruit.

Her last years, in government housing,
and restricted from growing plants
in the postage-size plot
fronting her apartment,

she gathered pots,
filled them with...

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O’ beautiful autumn flower;
Once green amber yellow;
Now wit a hint of orange;

Awesome bloom;
Nestled tomb..
Matters not yet you blossoms-
Stop

Sedum
With thick, waxy leaves, "stonecrop" 
Chrysanthemums
Fall's most popular flower 
optimism, joy and longevity
yellow variety

Michaelmas Daisy
Purple is officially in...

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Last night a noreaster passed us by,
So my yellow crocus hopeful though til now shy,
Spread open wide this morn,
Cheering a flower bed otherwise forlorn.

Eager roses bud canes low to ground,
Dared sprout buds above their mulched...

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The House I Grew Up In

had a hole 
in the hall closet door

father’s fist-size 
with jagged edges
punched 
at mother’s eye level 

unseeing relations hung
winter coats inside
innocents asked:
"what happened here"?

it was part of the decor
like the...

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