As blue cornflowers decorate each field giving hope in July.
Kings learn many new opportunities; probing questions;
real self-therapy; unblemished veracity with Xyris yearly zest.
Categories:
xyris, beautiful, flower, hope, inspiration,
Form: ABC
Resembling a simple yellow beautiful butterfly,
You, O Xyris, stand alone in this universe mystique;
Uncommon, midst thorny bushes you bloom, and gladly sigh,
You shine like sunbeams dipped in gold, though, lo, your stems are weak...!
Two-edged razor-like leaves and iris-like appearance, oh,
Like an angel in yellow apparel, you seem to be;
When tender breeze, on your branches and blooms, gently does blow,
You shake your head as though accepting that fate that falls free...!
Though no physical strength I find in you, there's some spirit,
Which I cannot but accept; you are, indeed, so gentle;
You dare to bloom midst wild plants; there, yet, seems, life little bit,
You're a blend of a matter spiritual and mental...!
In yellowish splendor, hi Xyris, you should shine ever,
There should, in your color and shade, be a black dot never...!
Categories:
xyris, flower, nature,
Form: Sonnet
A is for Aster dancing in the wind
B is for Begonia as many as you can find
C is for Cornflower adorning a maiden’s hair
D is for Dandelion waving in the air
E is for English Daisy shining silver along the brook
F is for Fairy Wings kept in granny’s book
G is for Geranium in our pretty garden
H is for Hollyhock atop the Afghan’s turban
I is for Impatiens a carpet beneath the tree
J is for Jewelweed visited by the bee
K is for Kalimeris white as the snow
L is for Lily that in the church glow
M is for Marigold all over the hills
N is for Naranjilla without any frills
O is for Orchids that the pretty lady got
P is for Pansy drawn on the riverside yacht
Q is for Quail bush bright in the summer sun
R is for red rose in the senora’s bun
S is for Sunflower thousands in the field
T is for Tailflower out of its shield
U is for Uncarina deep in Madagascar
V is for Verbascum shaped like a star
W is for Wisteria soft as satin dress
X is for Xyris which grows without a fuss
Y is for yew fresh as spring dew
Z is for Zinnia that once in the yard grew
These flashes of colours in our everyday life
Gives meaning to that endless strife
1/03/13
By- Tahera Mannan
Categories:
xyris, child,
Form: ABC