Short Geranium Poems

generosity
brightens beautiful bouquet
geraniums tune...

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red geranium
blooming
in broken clay pot



Posted in June 26, 2018...

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haiga
herb Robert
geranium robertianum
summer wildflower...

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pink geranium
on window sill
spring sun risen



posted on June 11, 2018...

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red geranium
on window sill
spring sun rising



AP: Honorable Mention 2022

Posted May 24, 2022...

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I
power supply fails 
bright moon: substitute
square cloud-houses smile light

II
african winter
less sun - enough for some: 
marigold, geranium exult...

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the tree
   is blue..
a
guitar
     blue,
light
   changes
to a
luxuriant
     green,
yellow
   becomes
     gold..
this
geranium
    coloured
      day...

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Glittering beauty her name is Gladiolus
                         Into blossom of her ringing heart Geranium
                           Rich spectrum of different colors Gerbera
                          Leaving most in mute admiration Gardenia...

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Rocko had a surprise for his mama today.
A red geranium so merry and gay!
He had brought it home for mother’s day.
Wanting her to see it without delay.

She was in the garden, not far away.
Rocko ran it out there with a happy “hi! Hey!”
Mother was surprised, and gave him a hug that May.
Excited that he had remembered it was Mother’s Day!...

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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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When Corona came, I was on Reunion Island
Indian Ocean environs, nearer native South Africa ...
Transplanted, I have planted a garden, thrived

Without any research, butternuts survived
But in my pot and that of a friend's -
We grew Mint, Coriander, Hot Peppers, Lentils

The last was a challenge: to clean off the chaff
Transplanted, I planted again in Africa
Marigolds, Neem, Geranium, even white Lilies...

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It is said that when she was alive
Marilyn Monroe wore Chanel Number five

Yet in death there is doubt
New information has now come out

She ordered 6 bottles of Floris Rose Geranium Scent
For Floris to find this in their records was heaven sent

It was delivered to her hotel when recording ‘Some Like It Hot’
Was this really her favourite scent or not?

10~11~14
Contest: the Scent of Your Soul
Sponsor: Anthony Slausen...

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the madman stands
with clutching hands
and shakes Eliot’s geranium

what you hold
has been foretold
but he just stared distantly
at the void

and a vacuous comment
slipped like mist
over the trees, the height
of conversation
-	such a vacuous nation – 
fools, cads and in moral poverty
what does the future hold? 
or does it just shake
the geranium? 

what have you been told
of days of old? 
it’s the day of new
where hope serves few...

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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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Springtime
On a Warm Spring Day
Geranium, Dandelions, Just Bloomed
Birds Among the Purple Lilac Trees,
Purple Favorites!
Nature in Spring, Delightful Things
Songbirds, Backyard Entertainers
The great horned owl, Into the Pond
Butterfly on a rock, Heaven Sent
Hummingbirds, Little Magical Wonders
Butterflies, Summer Nectar
Nature is a Gift, Jubilant Joy!

7/9/19

(A collaboration of Poem titles.)

Contest: Collaboration of Your Titles

Sponsor: Charles Messina...

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Ferns were sad.
They wanted their own fey mascot.
Lily had a faerie
Marigolds had a brownie
Mushrooms had a pixie
Elms had an elf
Why are we the only ones without a mascot?

Ferns told everyone about their dilemma.
A faerie from middle earth heard their plight.
She had wanted to move to a new place for some time.
She arrived on a Tuesday, announcing she was the fern faerie.
Causing a bit of a problem
As now geranium, crepe myrtle, moss, and tree bark wanted one too....

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Here I am
Base of spine enmeshed with
earth ruddy like my cheeks and
bloodshot eyes
feet--firmly planted
take root where home is,

where nourishment, like a crimson bag of waters, is.
Humble, for my 
somatic vessel has its origins
on this very orb Gravity has pinned me to,
like an amanita to forest floor.

Palming a bit of red dust and
I am animal and palpable
no different from
the cardinal flying overhead,
the pepper-scented geranium,
the garnet embedded in clay....

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carefree wild roses
lovely cosmos
dignified watsonia
grandiose gladiola
noble daylily
fabulous oriental poppy
towering hollyhock
earthy vibrant geranium
apple blossom yarrow
exuberant anemone
classy fuchsia
clustered allium
sumptuous foxglove
opulent peony
audacious petunia
vibrant dahlia
splendid phlox
aromatic sweet pea
regal bleeding heart
unbridled garden of eden
for hummingbirds
bees and butterflies



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on February 18, 2019...

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