Forest flowers there are - showers of them
In leafy crown and emerald diadem,
All tropical blossoms, flowering now
In shady grove, and mist-enfolded bough~
Pink cassias washed in morning dews,
Lotuses and marigolds in various hues
Jasmines, those moon-pale silver stars in bloom,
Flamboyant, that dispels the forest gloom~
Facing the east a million sunflowers,
Pride of the dawn,these saffron forest showers
A breeze creeps softly through the spreading woods
Lulling the dew - drenched leaflets, flowers and buds~
Here with fragile petals of purity,
Blooms lilies of Madonna Chasity;
Scattered with petals lie the forest trail
Of blossom faded and frail~
Nature's fairest gifts alas how soon,
Your lives,which shed a glory like the moon
Will end, Alas! Tomorrow you will die;
On highest boughs now,
Next strewn on pathways lie~
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Written June 29th, 2003
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How pretty i really like this poem thanx for the comment.
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A flowers breath is short lived perfume,
a joy that is taken all to soon.
A blessing of color,
a rainbow in bloom.
Love in color from
Mother Natures womb......Laura
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You know so much about flowers! I wish I had the time and energy to plant flowers in my yard. Until I do, your beautiful, descriptive poems will more than suffice (and your lovely pictures, too).
Luv Ya!
< 3 Maureen
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Flamboyant, that dispels the forest gloom~
Facing the east a million sunflowers,
Pride of the dawn,these saffron forest showers
these are my favorite lines, i absolutely love this as well. you have such a way with words that really ties everything together to paint a beautiful picture with words. i love it.
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Gorgeous! As they too perish with age, their energy returns to the soil to be the food for the next of theirs in kind. So the cycle continue and the sights, sounds and smells reborn. -tj-
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Exquisite poem!. Such colorful visions.
I should read this every morning to embrace my spirit with joy
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Wow...so realistic I thought I was gonna start sneezing! :-) But you forgot my favorite, where are the Stargazer lilies? Next time I walk through your flower garden young lady, I expect to see some! :-)
Vibrant images, well crafted descriptions, a superb piece of work! -
Very beautiful Sis.. all sweet succulent scents to arouse the mind and body.. a wonderful piece...
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I need a vase to set this tune of flowers cascading down the page
into my living room
i do enjoy the abab style you weave with such delicasies....
Tamara
thanks for your visits and enduring comments
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What a vision of loveliness, you have expressed it well. I especially like the description that you use in the following lines:
Pink cassias washed in morning dews,
Lotuses and marigolds in various hues
Jasmines, those moon-pale silver stars in bloom,
Flamboyant, that dispels the forest gloom~
Here with fragile petals of purity,
Blooms lilies of Madonna Chasity;
Scattered with petals lie the forest trail
Of blossom faded and frail~
This is just simply lovely. You have a winner here. Melody -
This was beautiful. Plant me there between the marigold, and Jasmine, and let me drift to dream. For the fragrance shall be my pillow, and the wind my lullaby:)
Thank you for commenting on my works Dinner:)
Carrie -
pretty
All I can say is beautiful write. -
Mmmm, I want to be there! It sounds so much better than this cold, grey winter's day. I've gotta agree with Romhain, the word diadem definately has a poetic ring to it. Kudos for working it in there, :).
Thanks for your comment on Dead Yesterday, it's one of my more depressing writes, which is saying something considering angst seems to be my ink. lol.
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perfect
How beautiful...love the word "diadem"...as always you paint such lovely images with your words Susan...and no, I am not mad at you at all...just busy trying to get a business started and I HATE the im system here...it hever works for me...HUGE hugs...Rowan -
What an elegant piece of poetry.One that is so bright and vivid in painting such a wonderous picture in ones mind.How lovely this piece truly is.Purely amazingly well penned.You did it so well, so perfect, so precise.
Great Write!
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Oh I feel such peacefulness when I read your nature writes.
Here with fragile petals of purity,
Blooms lilies of Madonna Chasity;
Scattered with petals lie the forest trail
Of blossom faded and frail~
Nature's fairest gifts alas how soon,
Your lives,which shed a glory like the moon
Will end, Alas! Tomorrow you will die;
On highest boughs now,
Next strewn on pathways lie~
Your ending lines are simply exquisite. Haven't seen you around lately so I thought I would check your new writes.
Red -
beautiful
Lovely lovely poem, rich in descriptions, I love this one, will be reading it often :)You just transported me there. wonderful! -
Wow! is about all I can say. It was... perfect. The only thing that I would change about this poem is that you use "alas" twice in the same stanza, but it's an unnecessary detail. Thank you!! Great...
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Very vivid, it reminded me of a mountain valley I once came across after a long hike, which was swept with all kinds of summer wildflowers. .. A nice peaceful write is this.
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Beautiful picture you painted here for us with your words and of course I love the pic you chose to go along with this as well
I liked this stanza best hun
Facing the east a million sunflowers,
Pride of the dawn,these saffron forest showers
A breeze creeps softly through the spreading woods
Lulling the dew - drenched leaflets, flowers and buds~
Beautiful work as always Susan
~~Dawn -
another exceptionally beautiful write from you susan! course, i've come to expect no less than complete beauty and imagery from you!
keep it up!
blessed be
mike -
You are the best poet i know that can sucessfully write about nature and so easily make it interesting enough to read it over and over again. This was beautiful, you gave lots of details and i could see this beautiful and enchanting scenery in my mind so clear. Thanks for sharing sweetie, it was great.
*hugs*
Lynn
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Truly beautiful, Susan
Love it
Love ya,
Karen
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I love flowers and I could smell them, vibrant imagery. Oh I loved this one. A great write. Kelly
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Extremely beautiful, Susan You paint the vision so well with your words I can almost smell their bouquet...and the message is clear. Beauty is temporary and all too soon gone...so gather those rosebuds...
...and I apologize for UtopianCollapse calling you a lush
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Invigorating write, please forgive me for my lousey spelling! I'm terrible I know! Without spell check where would I be? I thought that the picture at top complimented it as well. Lush!
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Beautiful! Flowers are true blessings and they die and pass to soon. You have painted a beatiful picture here.
I enjoyed the read. I needed something sweet and uplifting and this was just the right medicine. Not too much and not too little. Just a sweet fragrance of flowers all around.
~smiles.
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Hun this is really beautiful as always. It paints a picture with such precision, like the sound of classical music drifting through an open window on a breezy spring day. I truly love this piece.
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Wow..it's like a Monet, so very vivid and colorful with life.
Very beautiful. Loved it, Sus.
Blessings, Daoine
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