The snowdrop with its hearts of green
is first to bloom; no snowy scene
or one in which it is ignored
could stop the snowdrop's blossom towards
advance of spring, awakening
the other plants and roots – it sings,
Come out, come out and follow me –
I take the chance to always be
the one who perseveres in climes
when others think it's wintertime
and do not yet know how to dress
themselves for ice with such finesse –
I'm never lonely or alone
for all my bridesmaids' bells intone
a melody of verdant spring –
Hark, hark, the Snowbells ring!
Author notes
photo provided by contest host, photographer unknown.
In a list
A contest entry
- My love... by PrabhuDayal Khattar.
400 points, ended December 23, 2008, 13 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Win $50, and be published in the next Allpoetry Book! by Kevin.
400 points, ended January 15, 77 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Congratulations! That is one of the most beautiful flowers I have ever seen, and your poem seemed tailor-fit to its petals.
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Dear ea
How beautiful! As I have said, finesse that is vibrant. Congratulationsd to you on your well-recognized trophy. Best wishes, Ron.
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Modern poem
but beautiful couplets tripping along. Told from the flowering plant's perspective, the poem is unWordsworthian but very Frostian if he were but a Romantic! Congratulations, Marcy J.
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beautifully done, and I very much enjoyed the spring themes! could use some stanza breaks, but flowed together very well.
'climes' I kind of wished was 'chimes' for some reason. fits with 'it sings'...
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Thank you, Kevin. It would be okay to break it after line 6 and line 12 imo. Climes is important though because I am talking about how it is a northern flower that only blooms in snow and ice. Thank you for considering it; I'm happy you enjoyed.
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What a wonderful singsong tribute to this beautiful flower. You have given it dimensional wonder, great work!
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Why I think this is a cheeful poem. It seems a coon's age since I wrote one of those. *laughs at himself...and the word coon* The rhythm of this piece, to me, is the highlight. How it all transitions together. But to bring one line into the forefront, my favorite is your second
'is first to bloom; no snowy scene'
The semicolon brings a subtle joining to normaly contrasted images 'bloom' vs 'winter' that is just sweet and flowing.
Good work here.
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There you go... wonderful!
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Lovely poem, so sweet and cheerful it brought a smile to read this. Your wonderful rhyme and flow also aids the reading.
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very nice, ea. i knew you'd show up in the finalists.
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This is lovely and I usually do not like rhyme. The flow is wonderful.
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Thank you for including my poem and good luck with your project. I prefer a copy of the book as I am unable to cash an American check for $15.00 - it will cost me $20. to do so. Thanks again and all the best.
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You truly excel with the flower and flora poetry. This one is beautiful. Top. I would love also to see a collection of similar.
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Humm..quite an descriptive and very imaginative journey of the truth you shared with us..just a heart warming thought you brought..well done..
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I love this picture. I haven't seen a snowdrop in yeard. They really are beautiful and your poem is wonderful. Good luck in the contest dear.
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