Privet Poems - Poems about Privet

First Flight

...First Flight

Cedarwood frame and canvas kite,
Made at home with purpose flight.
Blustery day on pastured ground,
Early reluctance now skyward bound.

The tug is strong and pulling hand,
Resi...

Summer Hiku 10

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            Summer Hiku 10

brown cedar waxwing

	devouring privet berry   \
	                                      \
		    ground is her   d         n.
                                     ...

Down Where

...down where 
                 the privet blooms
                               birds sing
                                        love songs

whip-poor-wills
              let me know
     ...

Spring Invites The River To Return

...Down where the privet hedge blooms
And doves sing their coos
A woman feeds the birds
Now her life resumes

God's love is an ocean
And mine a small-streamed river
The tide comes in ...

Felix Culpa

...Some time ago, when we were free to do;
       ten I was, or twelve?
I walked along a misty lane to school
the etched patterns of ferns and trees
  on my window when I awoke
         now echoed ...

running away

...we ran away 
each riding on our tricycle.... 
switched all the way home 

privet hedge limbs  
have so many uses.... 
red streaks on my legs 

the ride back home 
took so much lo...

Where The Light Dances

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In a garden, where light dances ‘pon the trees 

Privet hedge’s blossoms perfume the cool damp air 

A secret room inside holds lovers’ decree 

Whispers of promises, love beyond ...

Evidence Of Spring

...Down where the privet hedge's buds are white
There are green blueberries upon verdant bushes
They are all chilled by low temperatures at night
While amaryllis' buds through earth pushe...

Two Strangers

...Upon a crowded street in Hiroshima, they met. 
    From distant shores they came, seeking to get 
    Some adventure, some beauty, some wonder, some answers. 
As they wandered aimlessly, feeling o...

Bantu Poem, Shahiri Mussabwa 3

...A man is  sick 
And she tells him"
If you eat this middle sugar cane, 
_________________________________

You will encrease energy 
And go to work 
Tomorrow." 

      April 26/ 2023
By Alfo...

Nantucket 1942

...I am running the Sconset bluff path.
I go past darkened houses,
black out curtains hanging,
past Linda Thomas and Jolene Baer
who are chasing rabbits into the privet hedges.
Their fathers call o...

Summer

...Dutchman's pipe  trumpet vine
Virgin bower  shrubs so divine
Beauty bush   bright blue bean
climbers high     to set the scene

Bamboo  broom laurel bay
Lavender     scent lasts all day
Bush c...

Once Upon a Countryside

...Once were badgers in leafy dale, 
once were rabbits and foxes too,
once were pheasants in shining copse where cuckoopint and coltsfoot grew.

Once were songbirds in privet hedges, 
once were blu...

Ivy and Yew Sculpture Gardens - Ct

...ii Ivy and Yew Sculpture Garden ii - CT

I smiled when fir boughs hid from view
Live floral statues in mystery
With teasing eyes to see their clues
In topiary forms set free.

With ancient scu...

Our Privacy Hedge

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Our Privacy Hedge
By Miracle Man
July 31, 2020

Years past due was our Privet Hedge’s trim,
once long ago this hedge always looked prim.
Severe pruning has made survival look slim,
B...

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