Short Waterlily Poems

murky pond water
carpeted by waterlily~
lotus explosion...

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old lady's veil weeps
memories too deep to hold
    waterlily pond...

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wisteria drapes

backyard waterlily pond

    unheard cicadas



  16-5-2018...

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waterlily pond
     
     background cicada heartbeat

         season shortening



      12/5/2018...

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waterlily petals
skirting the flame
of enlightenment



AP: 1st place 2021

Posted on September 23, 2018...

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waterlily bud
confident rises with hope
from muddy waters



AP: Honorable Mention 2022

Posted on October 6, 2022...

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with the coming of dawn
grace stretches upward
to the heavens in prayer



AP: Honorable Mention 2022

Posted on September 2, 2022...

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lily pad floats 'pon
shallow pond, roots deep....
spot before disemboguement

baby fish touch roots, nibble
enjoy safety, shade
shad shows silver sides

waterlily sends
a flower up to praise sun....
dragonfly above    

5-5-7
7-5-5
7-5-7
2nd of new form
Not an ordinary Haiku
Written: 12-16-22...

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gentle ripples lapping the shore
in a moonlit waterlily garden
bathing under the stars
while faeries’ luminescent wings 
flutter against the black velvet sky
dreams do come true



AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Submitted on March 11, 2019 for contest MARCH 19 sponsored by BRIAN STRAND  -  RANKED 1ST

Originally posted on October 11, 2018...

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Listen to poem:

An illusion a mirage
Ethereal she glides

Most graceful nymph 
Our Lady of the Lake

Appears surreal at twilight
Tends to her waterlily garden

Converses with the butterflies
A lost soul she ambles and meanders

She haunts the silence of the night
Then disappears dreamy as the mist



AP: 2nd place 2022, Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on May 7, 2020...

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Weeping willows betray the water
Blending too deeply, too green
You say lily, add water before
Methinks you painted a dream

Dare you dream
In a world of green
When white stark posts refuse to gleam?

Dare a foot trod upon the arch
So blissfully green as the shrubs
(Or should I say trees), and these
Cat tails that the wind rubs
Much softer though, than the trees...

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Listen to poem:

i remember most your eyes
the way they always seemed to follow me
then left me in a sudden haste
drown at the altar of nostalgia
alone in my bog of memories
you didn't mean to die but left me
adrift in the misty silences of
yesterday's waterlily remnants



AP: 1st place 2020

Submitted on August 31, 2020 for contest SONG I - COLD - QUIET NOW sponsored by ROB CARMACK  -  RANKED 4TH...

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Back in the submarine's love,
Where colorful fishes are singing,
Mr.Sea telling his incredible treasure,
What a bionic love could bring.


The sun in the morn' keep on laughing,
Bringing the joyous tale of life,
Brother Moon gently moving like whispering,
To ensure the night are safe from bite.


Back in the submarine's love,
Where bubbles and peppers are not foe,
Clarity of clouds fill with waterlily dove,
That's where the place I call home......

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