Lily Flower Poems

Though the stem is bend
A lily has still ways
To show up its charms....

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lily of the valley
divine cluster of bells
charisma on a stem
its perfume awakens nature
and announces spring's
long awaited homecoming



posted on April 5, 2025...

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O’ my dearest love,  
I gather the world’s rarest petals for you—  
Ghost Orchid fragrance lingers  
in the marsh’s quiet air ...

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I sleep on a palmetto moon.
You tell me that I rhyme too soon, 
that my piano's out of tune, 
and I'm crazy, like a loon.

We...

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White throat open to the sky—
I swallow light, spit out beauty 
Like bloody stars

Dawn splits me open. 
There is no gentleness here: 
I break Into...

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What is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen?
A flower,
white and pure,
in a field of debris.
The lily maiden,
a lotus in the troubled oceans,
sprouting and unfolding,
emerging...

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evergreen evening
silver stars sparkle softly
once gold fades away

lily of stardust
in magic of summer night
glows in pink and white

stardust lily scent
roams upon a crowded breeze
plum night...

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Sappho Translations XI by Michael R. Burch


Sappho, fragment 92
translation by Michael R. Burch

“Sappho, if you don’t leave your room,
I swear I’ll never love you again!
Get...

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Waiting for springtime
Elegance, love, sympathy
Any occasion.
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The reflections of the sunset
On windows look like tiger lily....

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I love your calla Lily lips 
Engaging emerald eyes
Heavy hibiscus hips
Creative crimson cries

Falling for daisy yellow you 
like blueberry cool rain 
Nothing lavender to loose
Always...

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Rosey, had a rose of course
And Dan had Dandelions.
Sonny sought out Sunflowers
And Pete perfumed Petunias.
Maisey dreams of Daisys,
Cyrus clings to Iris.
Pops loves Poppys everywhere and
Viola...

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Mary was ten and she adored flowers, and she had three pretty sisters;
But, she never could make a garden grow; like stars, losing jade glitter.

Sisters...

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A Rose
Most chose

A Lily
So frilly

A Peony
Bee honey

A Hibiscus
Bloom discus

A Lilac
Purple crackerjack

A Daffodil
Yellow thrill

A Wave Petunia
Will rave Ah

A Begonia
So bona

A Daisy
Sun crazy
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As the early summer air ripples in my meadow, 
I see the dance of dulcet patina on dainty petals, 
unfurling with the touch of the...

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