Long Star magnolia Poems

April came as my invited guest
Delighted once again to see her magnificent gifts
But she brought her frost laden bucket
Raised it upon the warm air

Three nights of chill, frost everywhere
Some plants turned black, frozen through
Japanese magnolia...

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A gentle cool spring rain falls down
Saturating blossoms fair
Daffodils with lowered sweet heads
Wait without a care

Sunshine covered with clouds very gray
Raindrops cleanse the spring air 
Flowers receive moisture's rebirth
Out to play children's prayer

Spring fever is...

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Roosters crow at the break of day
Inviting the sun to come up
And reveal a partly cloudy sky
While the poet shivers as she stays
Out on the porch to view up high
The odd slow movement of clouds...

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Delicate verdant leaves on the Weeping Willow dance in the brisk wind like a harem dancer's 
sheer covering. The sighing of the pines sounds like a cymbal gently playing.  As rain 
droplets sparse and...

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The rising sun cast red and purple 'pon the cloudy sky. A sign of colder,
stormy days ahead. The Japanese Magnolia's buds are swollen white ready
to explode into lavender pink blosssoms of spring. Is this tree...

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I am in a writing mood
But someone wants me to fix some food

I had a line that I hadn't forgot
Someone wanted me to check the clock

I love these moods when words just flow
Someone stepped on...

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cold February's
rain saturates the good earth...
star magnolia blooms  

A symbol of spring's resurrection are those early blossoms. The Daffodils spring up under the bright yellow Forsythia and beautiful pink tulip shaped flowers cover the...

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A few yellow blossoms opened
The strong forsythia survives
Fog has slowly dissipated
But damp on the magnolia thrives

There was no way of knowing how
Rains would pour from dark cloudy skies
Then a blast of cold would assault
Gold blooms...

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