Short Dahlia Poems

Dahlia petals on the lawn
dew sodden,in the October dawn...

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yellow dahlia
speechless the sun of the sky 
departure of spring...

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rainbow butterfly
ode colors aliferous
possessor of eyes...

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starburst colors dance
above stems tinted emerald
a joyous dahlia

©2016 by Regina Riddle...

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segmented cut toothed 
feather-soft weather-proof layers ---
charm in luring quiz


18 November 2022...

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Dreaming dahlia delicate and demure
Looking sleepy in solitude, taking a rest
You enhance the garden, showing your pure
Out of all the flowers, I love you the best...

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beautiful orange dahlia
must be dug up in the fall
replanted every spring

dainty, fragrant, fragile, pretty dahlia
worth the trouble, if you live in zone 5
and I do...

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D-etermination
A-nd
H-ope
L-et
I-t
A-chieve

L-ife
O-f
S-uccess
A-s
N-egative
D-efeat
E-xits

Topic: Birthday of Dahlia Losande (February 04) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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Eyes take flight
away from sleep, from words
to talk to moon.

Midnight dilemma
when a midriff blooms with
cactus dahlia.

Picking up the scent,
jasmine will unfurl a
new bouquet.


Satish Verma...

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D-edication
A-pplies
H-appy
L-ines
I-n
A-crostic

L-etting
O-ne
S-weet
A-uthor
N-icely
D-elivers
E-xpression

Topic: Birthday of Dahlia J. Losande (February 04) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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DAMSELS

Dozy daisy swaying
Daffodil is praying
Daylily is spying
Don't know what she's eyeing
Dahlia thinks she's a rose
Daphne's happy to pose
Damsels all in their rows

Indiana Shaw . . . : )...

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Dahlia petals on the lawn,
dew-sodden in the October dawn

Michelmas daisies,limp and old
amidst faded leaves,now spotted gold

Bright bonfire-coloured leaves all aglow,
in Acer Palmantum's Autumn show....

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PRETTY AUTUMN FLOWERS

pretty fall flowers
orchids golden ray lily
transvaal red daisy

cock's comb burning head
arum-lily dahlia
pretty fall flowers

chrysanthem bloom
yarrow, yarrow white flower
pretty fall flowers

9/6/18
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.©2018...

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Sit a spell young fellow

Hear the whisper of the Dahlia?
She sings in the summer breeze
While protracted sounds of fallow symbiosis
Whine between your ears

What appears by nature randomized
Preselected for your eyes
Hailed to halt the wanderer
You falling into wonder pale...

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A busy Robin
Flying to and fore
With twigs and straw
Is very busy 
Passes the patio door
So she went outside
Curious she searched
Outside to see why
She discovered why
A bird nest was made
In a dahlia plant
Hanging high on a
Hanging plant pot
A robin is smart
Building a nest high
To protect her young
In a hanging plant...

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The horn section fell off mars
hangin' voodoo tremelos

Crazy eyed jack was there
twitchin' f-stop harmonies

Chandeliers flickered smoke haze
rhythms of green dahlias floating
above 6 minute promises

Amid forever, saturn shifted;
rings penetrated for eternity

Rings penetrated

for eternity


01/30/15
© All Rights Reserved...

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You stand there!
With desiring lures!
Captivating,
Flattering and flirting,
Scented fragrances,
Attracting!	
Drawing!
Magnetism!
Creating happiness,	
Without a word,
You entice,
Reflect
And seduce,
Temperature intensifies,
Your beauty blooms,
Time stands still,
Capturing my heart,
I’m taken!
To a far distant land,
Riding on clouds,
Of heaven.

07/02/2017...

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Exquisite spring softness floating in casually
Delighting the meadow with her yearly dance
Ruby red dahlia and cheerful neon pink geranium
Urging their prime buds toward the surface,

Frothy green lamb’s ear, showing her face
Birdsong announcements, as spring shows herself
Softly at first, gentling in a soft, fanciful way.
By the middle of May, in generous full glory....

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D - Dawn of day and dawn of Spring made splendid by the Dahlia
A- Astonishing pinks, reds, oranges and yellows roaring with the life of several sensational suns
H- Harmonious eloquence perched on the tall stem of natural beauty  
L- Luxuriousness unrivalled by human composition or creation
I- Incandescently perfumed with the sanctimonious scent of Spring
A- Alive with life and love just like you and I...

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In the dim corridors
of a dirty game,
when the crime was rising
you were pursuing the self-ism
at the end of the smoke.

Was it not a wailing song 
of a dahlia, blooming in sun;
when the life demanded
only a seed, an old coin
and an empty frame ?



The fake encounters and torn
shirts of a bleeding tribe
will ask many unpleasant
questions from the forest.
Why the bees had stopped collecting honey ?



Satish Verma...

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Saffron sun shone brightly, though it was a rainy day,
And varicolored umbrellas were up, in wild vivid array.
All shades were abloom, on the beautiful Dahlia Avenue,
And smiles were seen, in slanting rain of silvery hue!
Such mellow yellow gold, out of violet midnight dreams-
Like the heart of motley autumn, wearing spring greens!


Written on May 18, 2021
For: Charm me ~ Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Line Gauthier...

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Dahlia dreams blooming with the scent of you;
Our sweet Summer adventures I inhale, 
luscious moments felt too good to be true; 
Through my closed eyes I see every detail, 
passing quickly time is so very frail; 
The colors in the flowers fading now 
as they give way to Fall with a soft bow; 
Trapped in the air the season will linger; 
An endless heat wave the clock won’t allow
but July nights will warm you in Winter....

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Not able to sing-
you have become the song.

You will make me very poor 
by giving charity.

It was a black dahlia, ready 
to beset the moon in lunar eclipse.

And the word implant was not 
appropriate. It has become toxic.

Downward you search the seeds 
in dark. The spirits waiting in wings.

Death was the most beautiful thing 
to happen on the stage before-

the play starts. I will invite
my paramour to light the lamp.


Satish Verma...

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Blush peach gerbera daisies
Echinacea marmalade
Angel’s trumpet cassie’s curls
Chantilly peach snapdragon
Christa coral bells
Daylily tangerine
Apricot whirl narcissus
A la mode dahlia
Zinnia thumbelina
Peaches ‘n dreams hollyhock
Hues of apricot lisianthus
Hawaiian punch carnation
Sienna sunset coreopsis 
Indian summer rose
Toasting pink champagne
To hues of apricot



AP: Honorable Mention 2020, Front Page Pick 2020

Posted on February 19, 2019...

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Fiery giant poppies 
Cheerful bright chrysanthemum
Spicy scented dianthus
Statuesque amaryllis
Flamboyant hibiscus
Vivacious geranium
Seductive anemone
Exotic calla lily
Ruffled marigold
Bodacious begonia
Luscious dahlia and ludic zinnia
Dress the garden with pure delight 
Exuberant in shimmering rays of sunlight
As sweetly the summer zephyr whispers



AP:  Honorable Mention 2022, Honorable Mention 2020, Front Page Pick 2020

Posted on February 19, 2019...

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