Bright yellow sun, a stroke of noon’s delight.
Ice cold, red hot, a ravished tongue of spurs.
In moonlight serenade she scales the roof.
The darkling wine on lips — a sparkling feast.
Her rhizomic heart drum, in mystic beats.
The beast detests the prince of pomposity.
Cracked branches fall with weight from snow and ice
and eyes despise the madman’s gaze, above.
Her soft-hued dress resembles candlelight
And leave a stain, a heart in pain – yes, both.
(1)Blushing Daisies
(2) Ice Cold Red Hot
(3) Crumpled Sheets
(4)The Bellydance
(5) Bloodroot
(6) The Prince of Pomposity
(7) Weathered
(8) Death Overrules All Judgments Her on Earth
(9) Pretty Harvest
(10) Shooting Blanks
PERENNIAL LIFE OF LOVER’S LILY
O calla lily so vernal and briefly tall,
Rhizomic with graceful long leaf drift.
Eyes pleasure of a lover’s unending gift,
In pomp and splendor rain doth fall.
Calla’s greediness of greenery takes over.
Season’s rains slay her like a damaged cornstalk.
Suffocating in her own leaves, pleads, in shock -
To be buried in the plot, once more take cover.
Florid heart curvaceous in pink buds will sing.
This perennial debutante, she’ll stun.
Train of her tender leaves to remember the sun.
She will be all the rage come next Spring.
7/3/2017
Enclosed Rhyme
BLOODROOT
Before her celibacy meets its end,
her yellow hair doth shine, she is snow white.
So pristine clean, she hides her blush and seed -
a wild, pure flower, by the river slope.
Her rhizomic heart drum, in mystic beats,
can cause prince charming harm. Unarmed, he sleeps.
Alas! He has disrobed her virgin soil.
He played with crimson fire. Oh woe is he!
On slanted plot, his kingdom spoiled, he lays
his head - this poisoned crest. Thus touched by fair,
and tender root, unconscious lad has paid
the gold, for maid defiled. Her blood cries out!
7th Place
5/11/2017
Janice Canerdy’s Blank Verse poetry contest
Used: Personification
*Fire with one syllable
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