Love In The Mist

By skinner_jennifer

Wed, 08 Jun 2022
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Sealed petals tenderly chaste,

endorsing ardent purity laced;

rambling shades swell blue, 

lavender, pink and white,

enchanting gardens with

magnetic grace that's bright.

 

So full of colourful expression;

gives reason to smile for short

while, when passions are

sometimes touched by rain;

before the sun comes out again.

 

Masterpiece though transient,

unfurls its many virgin hues;

downpour wasn't heavy...just

enough to touch quintessence

of refreshing blooms in June,

embraced by clusters of misty

feathery green; like a piece of

art that should be seen.

 

Pixabay free to use picture.

 

 

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Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

They look very gentle and refreshing and dainty. I must do some research because I think I may be confusing them with cornflowers in our garden. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Rhiannon,

I was inspired to write this poem while out walking through our local village. Some of the cottages front gardens are full of these pretty coloured flowers with their baby soft shades. Love In The Mist I suppose could get mixed up with Cornflowers, but the greenery is different, it's very feathery.

Thank you for reading and your thoughts.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Kilb50 on

Some lovely lines and ideas here Jenny - Sealed petals tenderly chaste...the idea of magnetic grace...and passions determined by the rain and sun.

(I may well have to steal quintessence - what a charming word!)  

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Many thanks for stopping by to read Mark. These flowers are so much better when seen in clusters, they're definitely not stand alone blooms. To me they give over that virgin feeling of childhood when innocence is appreciated with those childlike colours fit for the young. 

Glad you liked this poem and thank you so much again for letting me know.

By the way, it's great to think that you to liked that word: quintessence, enough to want to use it. smiley

Jenny. 

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Dear Jenny, this title of your inspirational poem hinting at passion and love has prompted me to write a piece about this flower in a different context. I always enjoy reading your delicate verses.

Luigi xx

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I'm over the moon that the title of this poem has inspired you to write on the subject of love and passion Luigi. I can't wait to read your piece.

Thank you ever so much for taking the time to read, and I'm so pleased you enjoyed. smiley

Jenny. xx 

 

 

Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

So pretty Jenny. Once you've got them, you've got them. The seedpods are as lovely as the flowers and the feathery green foliage is light enough to complement the blooms 'purity laced'. They are a piece of art and always refreshing to see them popping up wherever. 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

It's lovely to think that you appreciate these flowers too Jane. They appear in May and last through till July. I always think they are perfect for an old fashioned cottage garden because they bloom in clusters, and like you say the feathery green foilage just sets them off nicely.

Many thanks for sharing your thoughts, which I'm very grateful to recieve. 

Jenny. smiley

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

There's a wonderful coolness to them,isn't there? Your last line, about them being a work of art, made me think of pictures I have seen of the inside of the Blue Mosque?

This poem is a lovely Summer companion to your one about Hyacinths :0)

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

hope everything is fine with you. I always find that Love In The Mist are undervalued because they're not stand alone flowers, but when grouped together with all the different shades, that's when they show their true colours, standing out so beautifully. 

I do love the old fashioned cottage gardens with their tall Holly Hocks at the back, leading down to smaller stems at the bottom. Many years ago we went to Strattford on Avon, and visited Anne Hathaway's cottage, they'd kept the garden as it would have looked when she lived there, it was so inspiring, I just wish I'd had a camera with me at the time, but sadly I didn't take one with me, so only have my memories.

I bet you've been sowing a lot of flower seeds, I know how much you love flowers. I'm so pleased you liked this poem and appreciate you letting me know. 

Many thanks.

Jenny. smiley

 

Submitted by marandina on

A very visual poem and I enjoyed the journey with you. Full of colour and seasonal. Nicely done. Paul :) 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I'm so pleased you liked this poem Paul, it was such a pleasure to write and your comment was much appreciated.

Thank you.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by jeand on

HI Jenny

I like the references to the flowers being chaste. It is a beautiful poem.

Jean Day

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

glad you liked the word chaste, I thought the colours had such an innocence about them. Thank you very much for reading and your kind words.

Jenny.