A fleeting moment of beauty

Cherry

By Yvonne Anderson

Tue, 09 Jun 2015
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April's guests were a-quiver, shivering. 
Shimmering in their new robes.
Willow, all drooping limbs, kissed the air. Hissed to Rose
"Is that the bride without her clothes?"
Indeed it was the ravishing gown, whipped off, wanton, cast to the ground.
Weedy little Broom said "She picked the wrong groom.
Too fresh and breezy."
Denuding her was easy.

April's guests were looking forlorn. 
Willow, bent and worn, spoke for all 
When she exclaimed "We're no longer in thrall.
She gave herself up to the wrong one
And now her moment has been and gone. 
He was no more than a puff
Before he grew strong and rough.
He'll be back - it's always the same."

And naked Magnolia looked on in shame.

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Submitted by blackjack-davey on

This could come straight out of the Border Ballads with an illustration by Richard Dadd, folkloric wisdom and poor old magnolia denuded by a coarse blast of breath

an elizabethan quality-- a parliament of flowers

must relish our moment

 

Submitted by Yvonne Anderson on

Thank you Blackjack. I don't know the border ballads but I shall look them up now. I holidayed in border country las November and loved it

Best wishes. Yvonne

Submitted by Deliberately Ev... on

So clever. What an interesting picture it makes.

The beat of your heart is the mellifluent rhythm to my soul.

Submitted by Yvonne Anderson on

Thank you!

Best wishes. Yvonne

Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

This is so charming and amusing. If you love plants it's tempting to give them human personalities and this piece works well and is so sweet. 

 

Submitted by Yvonne Anderson on

Thank you Jane. Gardens hey! This was mine in the spring - the magnolia blossom is always short lived.

Best wishes. Yvonne

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Interesting twist on the wind and the spring blossoms. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Yvonne Anderson on

Thank you for reading Rhiannon

Best wishes. Yvonne

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Love the personification, has a fairytale quality.

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I feel like I've meandered around your garden, you took the reader on a nature trip, which I very much enjoyed.

Thank you for sharing.

Jenny.