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Hyacinths for the Soul


I went a-marketing today,
My pantry shelves to fill,
But I came home, I grieve to say,
With pots of daffodil.

I meant to spend my pennies there
For vegetables and meat---
But, oh, the flower shops were so fair
And smelled so fresh and sweet!

I stood and weighed a posy's charms
Against a lettuce head;
And then I filled my hungry arms
With hyacinths instead.

My house is full of perfumed bloom,
But, ah, I feel a sinner!
My family, in deepest gloom,
Ate bread and milk for dinner!


~ Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, 1927





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Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on August 1
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 70
  • Final notes:
    It was nearly impossible for me to choose winners from such a wonderful array of flower poems

Contest Winners

  1. Like a Tulip ... (Translation)
    by Vera Rich 13 lines, 17 comments, on Oct 25 5:05 PM 2007
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Mamaws Flowers (HM, Silver)
    When I was little
    One thing I knew
    by daviscth 61 lines, 8 comments, on Dec 20 4:38 PM 2007. In Love, Personal
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. Garden Love
    I feel near to my creator in my garden full of flowers
    I feel so contented that I could spend all my waking hours
    by judmc 16 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 26 1:23 PM
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. Taste The Rainbow
    Fields of color
    Sway amongst the day
    by Lowercase Prelude 18 lines, 8 comments, on May 2 4:06 PM. In Contest, Nature
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. Fairy Kissed
    Flowers flowers every where
    little hands reach out
    by Rheea 92 lines, 7 comments, on Jul 14 10:01 PM
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. Flowers in Bloom
    I could live without many things And may never regret not having them
    by Spring Dale 14 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 15 2:19 AM. In nature, flowers, personal
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  7. In My Backyard
    In My Backyard / / I planted daffodils these show us the beautiful color of the sun. / I had lilies near a bush so many colors not just on
    by Violinstrings 15 lines, 3 comments, on May 3 4:24 PM 2007. In nature, Other, Contest, My own style
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  8. Beauty Is Accidental
    Beauty is accidental Pretty is composed
    by RomeoPierson 19 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 12 3:15 PM 2007. In beauty
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • Salt Therapy
    July 15
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    ralph waldo emerson is an amazing man!

    • Olivia33
      July 15
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      Another Emerson quote

      Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.


      • Salt Therapy
        July 15
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        Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform has no gratitude, no prudence, no husbandry. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • daviscth silver member
    August 1
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    Thanks so much for my silver cup!