Tulip Poems

Tulip Larry

   Tulip Larry was being groomed for the role of fairy.
   He required a lot of assistance,
   Since the form letter discovered his existence.
   Received in the mail during a winter of hail.

   Tulip Larry read the instructions that came with the kit.
  

It was the one

t'was a tulip like no other
drew me near
offered up the scent of summer



AP: 1st place 2025

Ottawa Tulip Festival

Dow's Lake boasts a scenic park
with tulips by the hundred thousands
they bloom for all in springtime jubilee
that marks the launch of playful seasons



AP: 2nd place 2025

Velvet Tulip Serenade-Pirouette

Written: March 21, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Constance La France

Quote": The bliss derived from the splendor of nature, adorned with a stunning variety of flowers is a delight for all the creatures that occupy this earth. By Poet

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A crimson tulip basks in

The White Tulip

In the garden where the sun still shone,
A white tulip bloomed, silent, alone.
No seed was planted, no hand did sow,
Yet there it stood, a soft, pure glow.

Its petals kissed by morning dew,
A whisper of love, tender and true.
It bloomed for her, who once was here,
A symbol of grace, a sign so dear.

Through seasons’ change, it

rhapsody of a moon tulip

and when crickets croon our song in whispered tones,  
find me within luscious reveries of tulip moons,  
while stars swirl to the rhapsody of longing~
clouds burst lilac dust upon the burning skyline...  
for even in your absence, I taste the firefly’s kiss,
caressing the infatuated skin of my seized canvas. 

Tulip in December

On December 20th I saw a red tulip growing on the side of my mother’s house. You could be forgiven for thinking that that’s no place for a flower to bloom; and I would likely agree. On the 22nd I decided to give her some water hoping she would grow despite the icy conditions surrounding

tulip painter

Where is that tulip painter? Someone asked in a strange way.
Someone said, “Think I saw him on the sky wind today. “
Yesterday he was crawling out of an oak tree’s knothole.
He is a wise artist for sure, being helpful is his ultimate goal.

- Tulip -

I am a delight to your garden, emerging strong and radiant
A neat eye-catcher behind the white picket fence 
where chipmunks have spectacular panoramic views for miles

Don't miss my show time from November through April
I prefer a soft start of the season, melt your frozen winter heart
My family tree has long roots,the oldest bulbs originally belonged

Tulip Smile

When is the totality,
for the city shake
of shoulders—
meant to pick a
tulip from its smile?

The moment she's pulled
from her planet
reveries— she writhes 
and slowly droops,
her face, a blacking out
kind of hue.

For once on Terra firma,
she let the heaven in—
its color confidences;
and how our mind on dry 
land would spin.

And by her cells wherever 
they time; know

Flower

You call me a flower
But what kind?

Is it a yellow tulip? A cluster of warm sunshine and happiness? 

Or maybe a Lily of the Valley? The tears I’ve shed for you made into delicate little milky white blossoms
Each petal carefully watered by the streams of water that run down my cheeks

Or am I an Aster?

The Splendid Tulip

The Splendid Tulip
No other flower has been the cause of savor
There are 16th century tulips beds of every flavor
Oriental pigments suited for an exotic bouquet
Garden visitors buy tulips with pots made of clay
The sparkling tulip arranged in a basket
A layout of tulips found by a love one’s casket
A wish for variety of tulips never gets

Newborn Sprouts

newborn bulbs from sprouts
unfurl into green leaflets
a robin twitters

tulip buds will stretch
to greet the morning sunlight
colors of rebirth


2-14-2023
Spring Flower, Bird or Butterfly, Haiku x2 Poetry Contest
Tania Kitchin

The Tulip Tree

I have shared so much with you 
in silence for over a year now
yet still you do not know me
You never will most likely
I am not the type of person 
to whom you would give
the time of day or waste 
a single moment considering 
for there are more important 
matters of the utmost urgency 
awaiting

Garden of Hope

Laughing tulips caress my thoughts
pursuing my muse, forget me knots

Hues of vibrant roses, blushing gently
soothe my spirit, inspiring
gardens, smiling tender

Rain falls lightly, drizzling against soft buds
whispering affection from up above
where heaven pours out its nurturing floods
silencing blossoms of all but God's love

dancing daffodils
lemony joy so alive…
nature's vow of hope




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