My garden wants to welcome me,
with wine and warmth; while waiting
for the heat haze of summer, to dazzle
and dance devilish, in divine, fire flame Radiance.
Red, ruby tinged, two lipped, tell-tale teasers, kiss
the late fall of April snow; melt his heart in eager readiness,
as May bursts upon June with impatiens of Youth.
Fuscias jostle bizzie lizzie,
to overhang the skirted balcony;
catch visions of red Astilbe chinensis,
cheering zany zinnia; whose lazy eye will
wander the grounds, in giggling rapture of intent, to
capture the fine, flame throwers of red hot poker players.
Carnival Queens arrive in state
to steal the summer show- from Augustus to September.
Yet, all this heat is to come;
for now, I dream in blue and thoughts are hazy,
within the moistened mists of scattered forget-me nots;
weaving carpets of dreams at my feet. While wild bluebells
drip the dew, from upturned cups of childhood, tilted fairy caps.
Retreating, to calm the blood in cool repose;
I cast cold stone, in shady structure of sunken pool.
Slow, gaping carp, waking from winter hibernation,
nibble lily pond leaves in half light; before full bloom.
marginal marigolds, reflect a multitude of sunshine
beneath the smooth surface of a trance like sheen.
Beyond, the slightest breeze stir wind chimes to Bach
and a moss covered, jade Buddha, holds balls high and smiles.
A contest entry
- A WALK IN YOUR GARDEN by Richard Adams, A Winkling #76. by Lyndon.
2800 points, ended May 18, 2008, 15 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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a beautiful poem...
...with effective alliteration and personification. The emotion is vivid from the first verse.
I love the 'impatiens' of youth - clever.
The description of the different flowers is cleverly done. It is vibrant and well thought out.
I am captured by the feelings of the second last stanza and the picture of the last lines - with Bach to appeal to the ears.
Very well written...a very enjoyable poem.
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thankyou for commenting on my poem, I do enjoy playing with the images and feel pleased that you enjoyed the emotion of the piece
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Ahhh, this is quite a beauty you have penned. Wonderful alliteration in this piece and you had me smiling as my lips mouthed the words. LOVED this. And read aloud, even more delightful.
This piece is written with a skilled hand. Thank your for a lovely entry. Best of luck in the judging. ~Pamela
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wonderful write about garden. Very deliciously penned..you really make me walk through garden with paths of your imagination..thank you for sharing
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Your garden sounds absolutely delightful and mirrors many of the things I have in mine. Your imagery is superb and after reading I can close my eyes and pictures flood my mind. A joy to read, thank you.
All the best in the contest...Sue
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some of it is my actul garden blended with a garden in my mind. Thanks for reading and enjoying Sue
(I must learn how to do the roses, they are lovely!)
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lovely poem and a great read really enjoyed it. Hope you do well in the contest with this superb write! very well done on a very nice poem
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thankyou for your kind comments, it seems the majority of readers are only intent on clicking and wasting precious points. It is thanks to the 'Winklers' group that I occasionally produce poems like this.
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