'4x4x4' Poetry Contest. 1-28-25
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Daphne’s Gift
Daphne births winter magic
When other flowers hide
Dainty nosegays, so fragrant,
They send early valentines.
She smiles in winter
Through the fiercest storms,
Scent of Heaven’s smile,
Gossamer grace enchants snowflakes.
Sultry season of snow
Melts with winter sighs
As daphne exhales poetry
Through the winter’s vertigo.
One brave little flower
Blooms in frigid hours -
Daphne lifts the heart
With her selfless gift.
We can mortify our flesh,
wear our sign of confession,
perform our penance,
bear portions of scratchy sackcloth
so rough, so abrasive, against our bare backs.
Our sideboard now bears such a treasure,
three posies, nosegays, tussie-mussies,
bound in such pieces that would
love to scratch at our naked flesh
if we pressed it against our chests, our bellies, our backs.
Do we think of our past - our past’s own past?
Do we ignore all history
as we glance at, or disregard,
those posies, nosegays, tussie-mussies,
that sit in scratchy sackcloth?
(11 Dec 2023)
Let the waves carry me away
To a dream of you walking through a field
Until I get there wait for me
And together we will yield
Harvests of pretty flowers
Fragrant, big bouquets
Scented springtime nosegays
In my hands I wield
A solitary rose
That didn't come from here
It rested on my music stand
I put it there last year
It dried and lost some color
Its perfume is no more
But beautiful yet still it is
I kept it in my drawer
Until today, I took it out
And now does reappear
A token of affection
From me to you my dear
Harvest of Stars
Look up!
Sparkling autumn stars above swirl in the Milky Way
Glittering umber, gold and fire of astral leaves
Streak through star dust of light years
Twirling in the gradual autumnal transition sway
Under falling aster stars born of spring lion’s light
Missing now the summer song of swan and lyre
New the frosty Sculptor to crisp nights.
Look up!
From galaxy fields fiery stellar artistry gathers fruit -
Silhouettes with cosmic bits like crystal dew -
Ripening in celestial orchards, the southern autumn’s hiatus,
Gleaned in abundant harvests of astral constellations
Ride twinkling Pegasus across the Centauri season
When Soul and Heart nebula nosegays seed the hunter’s stars
Where silence echoes ebony implosions.
2-23-22
Contest: The Night Sky Poetry
Sponsor: Anna Maria Haianah
Sweet Daphne Odora
Beneath midwinter’s misty veils of rain and snow
Sweet Daphne Odora thrives
Evergreen when silver winds bid Orion return
Winter’s child blooms through short days and lingering nights –
Harbinger of crocus and of snowdrops –
Deep green spear shaped leaves edged in yellow -
Prophetic sign of spring sunshine –
Like a delicate bridal bouquet
Offers dainty nosegays in clusters
Of iridescent white satin or silky pink
Edged in royal purple robes,
A January Valentine
When icicles drip with midwinter tears,
Peeks through the icy breath of frozen air
Spreads a perfume intoxicating and unforgettable
Superstar of the barren season –
Finicky and feisty
Warrior of the bleak winter garden
Sweet Daphne Odora!
3/12/21
Contest: Flower or Flowers in Imagism
Sponsor: Constance La France
If flowers could speak,
I would put my words
in the mouth of roses,
so they whisper to your ears
"I love you".
If...
I would put my whole,
in lavender nosegays
so they can kiss you on the nose
and tell you how much I care.
@Stranja depoet
~Beautiful Springtime~
( Trolaan)
Beautiful first spring day
Bountiful sun then may rain
Be happy spring comes after winter gray
Bright sunshine glows like golden grain
Enticing spring is here again at last
Enchanting sights of so much beauty and renewal
Every ray of sun illuminates everything so fast
Entire sky is now so blue like a precious jewel
Now new and wonderful changes after winter and snow
Nurturing beauty of spring is such a sight
Nosegays and roses buds sees them all grow
Nice time to relax and enjoy the spring night
On and on my Master has created spring for us all
Orchids, roses, tulips and so many beautiful things to enjoy
Ocean and mountains during spring season stand tall
Outside there's a wonderful weather for all girls and boys.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2012
May.02.2017
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
- Mark Twain
~Author's Notes:
"The Trolaan" is a poetry style created by Valerie Peterson Brown.
The flowers I see free my mind
Pretty flowers in a row, red and green
Pretty flowers in the field that I find
I’ll send to a friend in a dream
If I keep seeing tulips and roses
I know my garden will come
With pansies, nosegays and lilies
I know that I have a green thumb
I’ll even plant orchids to be droll
Pretty ones that run up a pole
Pretty flowers give power to my eyes
Giving me visions of a new, better time
Where magnolias and dahlias come to bloom
And birds of paradise are in every room
And I especially embrace yellow roses
They perk up the eyes, stir up our noses
Pretty flowers will exude love
The flowers I see free my mind
~Beautiful Springtime~
(Trolaan)
Beautiful first spring day
Bountiful sun then may rain
Be happy spring comes after winter gray
Bright sunshine glows like golden grain
Enticing spring is here again at last
Enchanting sights of so much beauty and renewal
Every ray of sun illuminates everything so fast
Entire sky is now so blue like a precious jewel
Now new and wonderful changes after winter and snow
Nurturing beauty of spring is such a sight
Nosegays and roses buds see them all grow
Nice time to relax and enjoy the spring night
On and on my Master has created spring for us all
Orchids,roses,tulips and so many beautiful things to enjoy
Ocean and mountains during spring season stand tall
Outside there's a wonderful weather for all girls and boys.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2012
April.17.2016
~Authors Notes:
The "Trolaan" is a poetry style created by Valerie Peterson Brown.
~Beautiful Springtime~
( The Trolaan)
Beautiful first spring day
Bountiful sun then may rain
Be happy spring comes after winter gray
Bright sunshine glows like golden grain
Enticing spring is here again at last
Enchanting sights of so much beauty and renewal
Every ray of sun illuminates everything so fast
Entire sky is now so blue like a precious jewel
Now new and wonderful changes after winter and snow
Nurturing beauty of spring is such a sight
Nosegays and roses buds see them all grow
Nice time to relax and enjoy the spring night
On and on my Master has created spring for us all
Orchids, roses, tulips and so many beautiful things to enjoy
Ocean and mountains during spring season stand tall
Outside there's a wonderful weather for all girls and boys.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2012
December.26.2015
~Author's Notes:
"The Trolaan" is a poetry style created by Valerie Peterson Brown.
~Beautiful Springtime~
(Trolaan)
Beautiful first spring day
Bountiful sun then may rain
Be happy spring comes after winter too
Bright sunshine glows like golden grain
Enticing spring is here again at last
Enchanting sights of so much beauty and renewal
Every ray of sun illuminates everything so fast
Entire sky is now so blue like a precious jewel
Now new and wonderful changes after winter and snow
Nurturing beauty of spring is such a sight
Nosegays and roses buds see them all grow
Nice time to relax and enjoy the spring night
On and on my Master has created spring for us all
Orchids, roses, tulips and so many beautiful things to enjoy
Ocean and mountains during spring season stand tall
Outside there's a wonderful weather for all girls and boys.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2012
November.20.2015
~Author's Notes:
' The Trolan' is a poetry style created by Valerie Peterson Brown.
~Beautiful Springtime~
(Trolaan)
Beautiful first spring day
Bountiful sun then may rain
Be happy spring comes after winter gray
Bright sunshine glows like golden grain
Enticing spring is here again at last
Enchanting sights of so much beauty and renewal
Every ray of sun illuminates everything so fast
Entire sky is now so blue like a precious jewel
Now new and wonderful changes after winter and snow
Nurturing beauty of spring is such a sight
Nosegays and roses buds see them all grow
Nice time to relax and enjoy the spring night
On and on my Master has created spring for us all
Orchids,roses,tulips,birds, butterflies, beautiful things to enjoy
Ocean and mountains during spring season stand tall
Outside there's a wonderful weather for all girls and boys.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2012
October.20.2015
~Authors Notes:
The "Trolaan" is a poetry style created by Valerie Peterson Brown.
~Beautiful Springtime~
(Trolaan)
Beautiful first spring day
Bountiful sun then may rain
Be happy spring comes after winter too
Bright sunshine glows like golden grain
Enticing spring is here again at last
Enchanting sights of so much beauty and renewal
Every ray of sun illuminates everything so fast
Entire sky is now so blue like a precious jewel
Now new and wonderful changes after winter and snow
Nurturing beauty of spring is such a sight
Nosegays and roses buds see them all grow
Nice time to relax and enjoy the spring night
On and on my Master has created spring for us all
Orchids, roses, tulips and so many beautiful things to enjoy
Ocean and mountains during spring season stand tall
Outside there's a wonderful weather for all girls and boys.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2012
January.29.2015
'Trolan' is a poetry style created by Valerie Peterson Brown.
Henry was saddened by the work of another writer.
It was time for them to leave.
So they went off course for awhile,
Leaving destruction and madness in their wake.
The spring was blossoming with the vagaries of scents
Coming from the roots of loved.
Marigolds, thighs, nosegays, water crescent.
The time was lush with heaven puff.
We crept slowly through this village.