Meditative haiku poetry with funny spring planting names generate good poems like Holland Tulips
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I am a tulip
Dark, moist months I spent
in textures of earthiness,
dreaming of the light.
Breaking from my bulb
with radicle abandon,
i established roots.
I shot stems upward
to bud and leave with greenly
Tulipa delight.
Yellow red petals
danced with thick stem suppled grace,
withstanding strong winds.
My passionate heart
pollinated within its
black velvet center.
Spring into summer
weather without as within,
I knew only joy.
With June came decline.
Petals faded, leaves grew limp,
my fruit capsule dropped.
Nestled in black earth,
my bulb rejuvenated,
preparing for spring.
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Oh this is so lovely; I am so glad I got to read this via Tom.
I specially love the video.
mdlawyer thank you for your supportive comments and return to vote up and beautiful. It means so much that you came back!!!
Mr. Happy, I do love tulips as well. I had tulips on my wedding invitation, as a matter of fact! Thanks!
I love tulips, they are indeed my favorites! This was awesome! So sweet, thank you!
I'm back to vote. VOTED UP AND RATED BEAUTIFUL!!
Storytellerus beautiful poem. Imagery great. I'm basically a student of English literature and read and appreciated a lot. Now time is a constraint. Thanks for the share.
Larry, you honor me with your visit and careful analysis. Thank you!
Lovely anthropomorphic rhythms in this disciplined haiku...I can relate to the " dark, moist months " yearning for the warm sun to pull me up from depths of ennui...I can also reflect on the bitter knowledge that just when you finally accrue some knowledge and understanding, all that's left is that which is between the two nodes of life and death...a kind of Purgatory, or God's Green Room...
Thank you for this thoughtful and well-constructed haiku...Voted up and beautiful...Larry
Pravf, I think the best poetry rolls over you and creates an experience not meant to be understood. This is my challenge. This poem does not fit that category, and was metaphorical play.
i love poetry even though i don't really understand them.
AA, thank you so much!
lilyfly, what are Acidantheras? I will have to google them. We wait until Mother's Day to plant flowers here in the high country!
Very good! I love flowers so much, I'm planting Acidantheras this weekend, beautiful poem, vote up..lily
Very impressive! Loved the picture of your flower arrangement also.
A great hub.
Thank you so much for sharing your words ,picture and video clip.
I push all the buttons here.
Take care
Eiddwen.
Sorry, I hit the button twice!
(It was that good!) :-)
Very good!
Storytellersrus Hub Author 6 months ago
QudsiaP1, thank you very much!