Ode to a Painted Daisy
...I grew up surrounded by bright flowers,
my mom had a pretty cottage garden;
of vibrant blooms going on all summer,
my favorite was the Painted Daisy!
With lovely feathery green fern-like leaves,
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Categories:
painted daisy, flower,
Form: Ode
Life Has Been Divine
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an old lady walks all alone
her legs are so tired
but her face so happy . . .
for at last she has found this dreamy place
of her long past memories
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Categories:
painted daisy, life,
Form: Free verse
I Am a Yesterday Dreamer
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And in my dream- I am a yesterday dreamer,
I am transported to a long ago summer;
and become lost in a sea of blooms and glitter,
where I roam touching each fragile flower.
I kn...
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Categories:
painted daisy, dream, garden,
Form: Monorhyme
In the Ebony Hour
...Long after the burgundy sunset, from midnight to one,
Night bird still sits singing, to the dark oblivion.
In a velvet hour's enchantment, so perfect for dreams,
Exotic blooms grace shadows, in th...
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Categories:
painted daisy, beautiful, dark, dream, flower,
Form: Rhyme
Quite Divine
...An old lady of years walks all alone on tired legs
with a face so happy . . .
at last she has found this dreamy place of long past memory.
Oh, painted daisy,
she recalls ga...
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Categories:
painted daisy, beautiful, death,
Form: Free verse
Oh, Come, Come Sweet Dreamer
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And in my dream- I am a yesterday dreamer,
I am transported to a long ago summer;
and become lost in a sea of blooms and glitter,
where I roam touching each fragile flower.
I know th...
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Categories:
painted daisy, flower, garden, mother, nature,
Form: Monorhyme
''Flying Gems''
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I am standing in my garden amongst the beautiful flowers,
when a kaleidoscope of butterflies comes silently drifting.
Past my lovely primrose rockery, so bright and brilliant,
they...
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Categories:
painted daisy, butterfly, garden,
Form: Couplet
''Fluttering Gems''
...As I stood in my garden amongst my flowers,
a parade of blue butterflies was drifting;
past my lovely brilliant primrose rock garden,
they kissed a purple cornflower growing.
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Categories:
painted daisy, butterfly, flower, garden,
Form: Verse