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Crape Myrtles in August

The bark peels back like old skin—
Mine, yours, the cinnamon scrolls
Of what we shed to live. August
Bleaches the world to bone, the bark’s faint spice
Rising in the noon glare,
Heat tasting of salt and sand. And still this Crape crowns
Itself with Myrtle fire. Still—

I cannot explain what breaks in me. Still I press my cheek
Against its

Categories: myrtles, august, change, endurance, growth,
Form: Lyric

Mourning Myrtles

My moon,
w i t h o u t your delicate fingers
stroking the claustrophobic chambers
of this nocturnal heart,
I search for macabre metaphors
to feed the midnight monsters
lurking in the cold crevices of darkness,
like enemies befriending my suppressed trauma,
masking infernal intentions
with serpentine allure
and diamond daggers,
playing tricks on the soul of twilight.
As in your absence,
I am l o s

Categories: myrtles, gothic, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse

Myrtles Plantation

Myrtles Plantation has twenty-two rooms
Ghosts travel through there, some kicking in zooms
Identical parlors for women and men
Haunted house tour here is about to begin

Don’t come to Louisianna and ignore this tourist sight
The nightmares she will give you will last at least one night
Poltergeist just headed down by the silvery cold pond
Six hundred acres of which

Categories: myrtles, travel,
Form: Rhyme

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Myrtles In the Mist

Myrtles in the mist
Sunlight streaming in
An ethereal presence
A rainbow of tapestry
Little light purple star flowers
In the ink green darkness
At the heels of the eucalyptus woods

A lavender lullaby, wordless
Bluebonnet faces shady with sleep
A hum of a psalm that is all life throbbing
Earth in constant motion
An ocean cradle rocking for centuries
Apocalypse forever renewed
When dew becomes jewel
And frost

Categories: myrtles, flower, nature, ocean, spiritual,
Form: Free verse

Prunellas Majestic Myrtles

Prunella loved the color purple,
planting some lovely Crepe Myrtle’s;
they had a humongous growth spurt,
all due to her nitro-rich dirt,
now her yard’s a Myrtle hurdle.


6-11-2022
Contest / A Funny Limerick - Any Theme Contest
Tania kitchen

Categories: myrtles, animal, flower, nature, poems,
Form: Limerick

Myrtles Turtle

Myrtle had a pet turtle
She was fair looking and fertile
Tried to get into a girdle
Squeezing so hard 
she turned purple
Her cows mike curdled
Drank it and hurled
Then Myrtle lost her pearls
As the story goes Myrtles turtle
Ate her pearls and walk in cycles
The funny thing was
Myrtle was married to
A vet who doctored squirrels
To go on would spin

Categories: myrtles, fun,
Form: Rhyme

Crepe Myrtles

Crepe myrtles are not supposed to grow in Kansas but in my gardens they flourish thanks to my green thumb and lots of love and communication.  I appreciate them and they thrive, feeling cherished.

Categories: myrtles, flower, garden,
Form: Haibun