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Flowers
by John Herlihy → (All Poetry by John Herlihy)
Saturday, February 5, 2022    Rated "G" by the Author.
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-- Flowers --

John Herlihy

 

Please forgive me

I on bended knee

I pine after flowers

Clusters in bowers

Unmanly, you say

Why unmanly, pray

 

A poem in motion

An elixir’s potion

Its perfume fills

The hearts stills

Its beauty tells

Of magic spells

 

A single corsage

Our hearts enlarge

Bougainvillea cascade

As though on parade

Crocus herald spring

Its lowly lot doth sing

 

Those forget me nots

Tie us up into knots

Behold the daffodil

Ink from a poet’s quill

A butterfly with soft lips

Draws nectar in sips

 

Blue bells their name

Exhibit a lasting fame

Hanging heads in repose

As the morning sun arose

Their little bells never sound

Yet our hearts still pound

 

Those poppies so sweet

In the meadow at my feet

Their color a blazing red

As if their hearts had bled

Songbirds in bowers

Flitting thru the flowers

 

The hyacinth dressed in blue

Constant as the wind blew

Moonflower in night gloom

Awakens its exotic perfume

 

Finally, the crimson rose

Its soft petals as bows

Such flaming beauty born

Splendor guarded by a thorn

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Thursday 18 November 2021


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 Reviews of "Flowers"
Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on February 11, 2022
HOW WONDERFUL, JOHN! LOVED THIS POSTING ENTIRELY. FRAGRANCES SPILL FROM YOUR IMAGERY. THANKS. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Diana Legun
Reviewed on February 5, 2022
This was a colorful, fragrant romp through the garden. I like the very short lines and how they ribbon down the page. There is a lilting cadence of grace in these stanzas. My favorite is #4, “Those forget me nots” ~~ djl

Reviewed by Richard Cederberg
Reviewed on February 5, 2022
All wonderfully unique flowers you've chosen to expound upon. We love flowers, or any kind of blossom for that matter. My wife and I enjoy scrutinizing them under a magnifying glass. Leaves and pinecones too. Such wonders to behold. A beautiful piece John reminding me of a quote: "The flower that blooms in adversity, is the rarest and most beautiful of all." Peace.... r


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