Short Dogwoods Poems

dogwoods of vermillion
augustness of waning summer lion
turquoise pools empty
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surrendering buds
delicate petals of may ~
veiled in bridal white...

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When the dogwoods bloom
pink and white blossoms create  
canopies of joy.


Donal Mahoney...

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shafts of light among taller, barren trunks
dogwoods  blossom, a herald
as the woods come to life

kimo, May 30, 2014...

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Dogwoods are in bloom
Winter is losing its grip 
Still Spring hesitates

6/7/2017
For contest One Haiku 5-7-5 or Less for Rick Parise...

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dogwood blooms

blanket gnarled branches

pillow clouds     



April 28, 2018


Tree haiku 3-5-3 Contest By Mick Talbot
First Place...

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Tulip heads mingle with paper whites, floral party escalates.

An Guests bunnies and squirrel’s join the celebration.

Beneath the dogwoods, dandelion heads awake.

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Down where lavender wisteria hangs
Dogwoods' white blossoms add grace and beauty
Wispy clouds fan brushed across could boomerang
Bring snow to springs' start, lay out death's duty    ...

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sunset I'm leaving
the birds are headed my way
far past the dogwoods

beneath twinkly skies
out past the emerald lane
beyond Silver Lake

the gleeful hour waits
in peach sky rosy morning
where the birds sing sun...

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Bird song symphonies
Interweave through trees
Adorned with blossoms. 
The land, a mosaic
Of nature's splendor

The doting eye
Of the sun lands
Upon the blush
Of red dogwoods

Skins are out
Earthy smells 
Cling to me

The days
Become

Lazy...

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                                      Swollen buds
                                                   Star Magnolia, Dogwoods
                                                                               Hope of renewal


(Non-traditional Haiku)...

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My first cry echoed out
in a metallic hospital room.
The magnolias and dogwoods
were in full bloom. Through
the years I grew hardy and
strong. A car crash enlightened
me to my own mortality. It was
the beginning of the end. Little
by little I lost my grip on life,
spiraling on a downward trend.
Now I embrace a cold winter that
will never become spring....

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Although near June casts its heated upswing
Vibrant weaves of blooms adorn field's aisle ...
‘Oh,  let  me relish five more days  of spring’
Where tulips and dogwoods pose to beguile!



Arbitrium Divisa Contest of Gregory R. Barden
Submitted   5/26/2019
Taken from the poem ' Five More Days ' ( 5/6/2019)
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~ Not entered in a previous contest~...

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Entombed in the winter
to burst forth in April;
their petals bear shadows
of crosses and nails.
Some think Augusta;
I image Golgatha:
bread of life broken
and all that entails.

Gloried reminder of
what comes right after,
the dogwoods in springtime
burst into full bloom.
Moriah spared Isaac,
rejoicing with laughter,
Abraham’s seed springs forth,
prepares a room.
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From a lofty height
That first day of spring
That mountain side seemed
To be filled with green

Interspersed with dead
Of those decideous trees
The pines shone forth
The shiny, waxy leaves

Soon ten shades of green
Mingled with white blossoms
Of the dogwoods of April
Come to  the mountain

Come to the mountain 
In April, meet me there
We can share the spring
Where lovers hearts sing...

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Oh let  me relish five more days of spring,
Where tulips and dogwoods pose  to beguile
May’s grandeur  tossing  its hues...so I fling--
‘Oh  let  me relish five more days  of spring.’

Although near June casts its heated upswing
Vibrant weaves of blooms adorn field's aisle ... ...:
‘Oh,  let  me relish five more days  of spring’
Where  tulips and dogwoods pose  to beguile!




Written 5/6/2019
Not entered in the Contest...

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