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Vermilions Poems - Poems about Vermilions

Pinkie Rang the Bell

...The hummingbird
Came to feast on my vermilions
Filled my heart with joy ‘til
Pinkie rang the bell.

About the time all is well
A solution is in sight
The future looks bright,
Pinkie rings the...

Categories: vermilions, bullying, judgement, wisdom,
Form: Free verse

In The Moment

...
In The Moment…

I’m elevated and aroused, doused in scenic sensations 
Tickling my ears are the sounds of vermilions chirping
Jasmine incense redolence pure pleasance 
The lasting impressions ...

Categories: vermilions, feelings, happiness,
Form: Free verse

Ephemera

...There’s a box lying somewhere.
Somewhere in a dusty cupboard.
Somewhere behind old paper, older words, and wounds older still.
Somewhere no one can find it.

I think about it, sometimes.

Some...

Categories: vermilions, beautiful, first love, good
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

High Summer

...HIGH SUMMER

End of July
The ridges, moraines,
mountains and valleys,
the meadows and farms of 
Upstate New York are a living
mosaic of yellows and tans, vermilions
and browns framed by the f...

Categories: vermilions, introspection,
Form: Free verse

The Village On the Water Vi

...But we of the Three Tribes live undiscovered 
   In the reverberating stillness of the 
 Three Gorges...
And are therefore unknown to the warring mongol;
    His impassioned lusts -- his penchant...

Categories: vermilions, celebration, community, environment,
Form: Free verse

Red

...from afar, leaves like uncounted catatonic fires  
huddled close
pinned to the chill air

a pointillist’s love affair with a hundred shades of red

the ground is a fresh wound, edgeless 

a b...

Categories: vermilions, autumn, color, funeral, imagery,
Form: Free verse

Finale

...It shimmers 
like a painting—
gypsy fireflies
in evening’s afterglow—
scents of citronella
on patios, pastel drinks
and melted ice cream—
musk melon of moon
oozing above trees.

We whisper ...

Categories: vermilions, life, nature, seasons, time,
Form: Free verse