At first, I was all about the blue
Age slowly turned me to the red
For a while, black was all that would do
And that coloured everything I said
The lines washed away in the sand
With a little bit of this and that
This prince's rain fell with even hand
Cut greener grasses, rendered matte
Early spring crocus
Hardy purple pansies
Tall clusters of verbena
Vines of morning glory
Arabella clematis
Ornamental allium blooms
Lupinesque wild indigo
Slender wild hyacinth
Faithful canterbury bells
Dignified cattleya orchid
Vibrant effervescent cyclamen
Statuesque gladiola
Cosmopolitan heliotrope
Spiked liatris flowers
Grandiflora petunia
Magical mystic merlin
Unfurling crested iris blossoms
Climbing cascades of wisteria
AP: Honorable Mention 2021, Front Page Pick 2021
Submitted on May 30, 2022 for contest PURPLE FLOWERS sponsored by NAYDA IVETTE NEGRON FLORES - RANKED 2ND
and on March 10, 2022 for contest GARDEN INSPIRATIONS sponsored by BJ LEGROS KELLEY - RANKED 3RD
A limerick or two a day
Keeps the nasty old blues away
Why are they called blues
Perhaps some other hue
Like “Purples” would be better, I'd say
© Jack Ellison 2015
Purples
First Rays,
on horizon,
Mesmerising purples,
that radiate and scintillate,
Treasure !!
Written Jan 19th, 2015
On Visual 6
For Andrea's contest
Awarded HM
purples, whites and pinks
peeking from my fruit trees’ leaves. . . .
blue bird's sudden trill
FOR: Brian Strand's
A Free Choice any form/theme MAX 12 LINES Poetry Contest
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