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 is cleared of confusion
Heart's altar of peace spreading fortitude
Sanctuary found, no persecution.
Ancient holy place with its careworn face
Concrete floor worn smooth with penitent feet
Refuge and comfort in this ancient place
Pervasive perfume I smell "Meadowsweet."
Life's upheavals are to be expected
Heart's sanctuary, ever, protected.
summer embrace
beneath their own blue sky
deep in the meadow
Soulmate outsourcing my soul...
Why our hearts are in afoul?
Silence reign in this meadowsweet house...
Divorce sheets on the bed for the delouse...
Unhouse our beloved belongings,
Unwed ourselves soulfully,
Strangers in an unhouse split...
Loving you till souls apart...
Vows are soulless promises,
Loving you till hearts depart...
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 I listened to while growing up during the 1960s : English Country Garden as sung by Jimmie Rodgers (can be found on YouTube).
From the song:
How many kinds of sweet flowers grow
In an English country garden?
I'll tell you now of some that I know
And those I miss you'll surely pardon:
Daffodils, heart's ease and flox
Meadowsweet and lady smocks
Gentain, lupine and tall hollihocks
Roses, foxgloves, snowdrops, forget-me-nots
In an English country garden
In the fragrant noonday heat,
Sunshine poured on meadowsweet,
And rivers and lakes sparkled,
All while rose finches warbled,
From azure sky and green trees,
And sunshine burnished cities,
In the fragrant noonday heat.
Written on July 5, 2021
For: Elemental Poetry Contest
Sponsor: charles messina
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 upon the grass.
Meadowsweet & forget-me-nots
Pastel shade my garden plot
Gardens parasol bedecked,
picknicing wasps wander unchecked.
Lasting,just a moment,transitory as snow
Indelible impressions,stay,and never go
Meadowsweet
Year
Wife
Ebullience
Disco
Dance
In
Noisy
Gathering
Dashing
Alfred
Yearning
9/28/2019
Poetry Contest: Three Word Acrostics
Sponsored By: Bobby May
Meadowsweet & wiilow herb
and forget-me-nots
Blue,white,green & yellow
Wild flowers in abundance
Pastel shade my garden plot
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 listening to spring's sounds.
King's Spear pointing at everything,
Lilac brighter than surrounds.
Meadowsweet as sweet as sugar,
Narcissus, dainty and refined.
Orange blossoms scent the air.
Peony as bright as one can find.
Quaker Lace is in the woods,
Rhododendron does not know where to hide.
Sweet William is as sweet as ever.
Trilliums brightening countryside.
Umbrella Magnolia weeps,
Violets so sweet and shy.
Water Lily in the pond,
Xerophyte is standing by.
Yucca growing tall and wide,
Zantedeschia by her side.
4/11/16
She's the one who shines in
glare on my heart,
is her sweet smell
flows at each beat,
is her warm voice
sings at my soul,
is her soft skin
caress like meadowsweet
She’s crafted from flowers of May,
A bride for Lleu; a wedding day.
Meadowsweet and broom, blooms of oak,
The powers of love they evoke.
Gwyddion and Math saw the need,
In this, their will they would succeed.
In mysteries of the new moon
Could love have come too quick, too soon?
For the hunter, he stole her heart
And of this love she couldn’t part.
A love that led the way to death,
As death turned to an eagle’s breath.
Banished from day evermore
She flies at night where the owls soar.
Meadowsweet & wiilow herb
and forget-me-nots
Blue,white,green & yellow
Wild flowers in abundance
Pastel shade my garden plot
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