Flowers Villanelle Poems

In Its Wake Leaves All To Mourn

Cruel, savage wind how thee scorn
Howling like wolves with much to say
In its wake leaves all to mourn

Grasped with...

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Villanelle   L Milton Hankins         Aug 18th, 2022
A Corner Booth and Eggs Benedict

The mood needs to...

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In the West Coast spring where the flowers bloom
Yellow faces, purple faces smiling by day
Daisies cover and carpet the bare sand dune

They open in the...

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Springtime is the season of beauty and delight.
Flowers of every shape are blooming everywhere,
Observing such a view is a breathtaking sight.

Being one with nature is...

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Hues of joy reveal the gentle touch of spring
Brilliant smiles of tulips and daffodils so bright
Whispering sensations of pleasure only flowers bring

Dancing to the glow...

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Rejuvenating flowers are blooming
Connecting to earth as life is renewed
A kaleidoscope of colours booming

Spring is the time for some garden grooming
Squirrels jump up and down...

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I am waiting for Springtime ...  to arrive,
and all the Spring flowers buds to bloom bright;
I pray that my planted flowers will thrive...

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Beauty fills my eyes on this fine Spring day,
where nothing seems off kilter or amiss,
a breeze tickles tulips until they sway.

Butterflies emerge as though they're...

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I will have no dirges sung at my funeral
No tear-jerking poems are to be recited,
Closed casket, I’m reposing in the natural.

Flowers I’ll appreciate your being...

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I had followed a path labyrinthine,
all around me nature whispered hello;
while, I was sitting in a lovely scene.

Everything was beautiful and lush green,
oh, to...

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It has happened for a day, 
The sun, swimming and the butterfly steady,
Rainbow raining in hot summer may. 

Twinkling moon's ray,
The ants became lazy and...

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The cottage near the wood is crowded in blooms,
Its creamy facade is enlivened with many hues;
And large vases of flowers grace several rooms.

Joy throughout the...

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As the temperature begins to rise
changing weather patterns mean more storming
humans are doing little; Gaia sighs.

Coal still burns in power stations, likewise;
the car industry is...

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Joy of Christmas tolls hooray, buoying elation of Santa’s sleigh
As celebrating the birth of almighty sacred church bells ring
Reverberating in melodic music ~ chiming, jingling...

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*Image of Indiana History by Giphy.
Autumn Awakes

Rustling ochre, crimson leaves all daylong,
A coolness settles, shorter days advanced,
Easterlies, westerlies, tradewinds strong,

Southward birds fly, so parts summer...

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