In the shadow of geraniums

Gold cherry
Poem of the week

By bhi

Sat, 29 May 2021
  • 3661 reads
12 comments
 

 

Strengthening, anticipating

The marrow morning, hot lipped

Past the parked buildings creeping,

Narrow reeds river the green sapped

Root drunk dreams unfurling

Bud clenched fingers burning

Unraged red: hot chisel kisses,

Simmered, drenched in sunned spices,

Open the passionate mouths,

The night’s yearning.

 

 

Certificate 15
Poem

Comments

Submitted by Penny4athought on

I love poems of nature and this is so beautifully descriptive, I could see the petals wanting to unfurl, feel the anticipation of that moment. This is such a well written piece of poetry I will surely read this many more times. Thank you for sharing this.smiley

Penny4athought

Submitted by bhi on

Thank you, Penny. There is something magical watching these flowers open and the sheer red was such an unconscious and subtle extravangance. An amazing sight.  

 

Submitted by rjnewlyn on

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Picture Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/36783643@N05/3542293400

(bhi – the picture has been added for publicity purposes. Please feel free to change or remove.)

 

Submitted by bhi on

Thanks, RJ. The picture fits perfectly.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Agree with Penny, this is gorgeous, have read several times and it just gets better and better, "chisel kisses" is incredible! The heat, vibrancy you create is so strong, amazing poem

 

Submitted by bhi on

Di, the subject was so sensuous and hard to ignore, demanded to be written about; i stood transfixed at the opening. 

 

Submitted by marandina on

Beautifully done :)

 

Submitted by bhi on

M, nature has a way of inspiring, and these flowers certainly caught my eye. Thanks for reading. 

B

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

This is our Poem of the Week! Congratulations! 

Submitted by bhi on

Thank you so much, airy, and the editors too. As I said to marandina, nature is awe inspiring! 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I'm a late arrival to your poem. I found it very creative and think you mastered it well.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by bhi on

Thank you, Jenny. I wanted to have a continuous sequence with the morning sun creeping up from behind the buildings and hitting the geraniums full on. Maybe could have done with a few more commas, but felt that would have interrupted the flow.