Poinsettia Poems - Poems about Poinsettia

A poinsettia. Doesn’t do much. But when you look at one- It seems to make a merry jingling sound. The doorbell rings. And there are more guests. Who notice the Christmas tree. The poinsettia sits by the heating vent. The leaves are blowing gently. No one notices. This humble decorative plant. The poinsettia will never grow very...

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red petals bloom wild against replicated leaves Christmas hue with pride ...

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Thoughts shot like black darts Ricocheting in decaying glass hearts So uninspired so much to be desired Black and white lines crossed tossed I’m the piano playing out of tune I’m poinsettia’s of black bloom I’m the one that got away to soon The flood of tears your fears of monsoon Red tide inside of passions death Never did lie to you lied...

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a poinsettia a voracious snail duo sheer desolation...

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Clever poinsettia Green red pink blooming beauty Festive unique bring...

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snow carpets hide greens white hills and sky become one... poinsettia peeks midst gripping coldness redeemed soul* seeks revival... now fired-up by God** December 9, 2022 1st place "Winter Nature Themed Haiku" Poetry Writing Contest Sponsored by Tania Kitchin; judged on 12/13/2022. *Lamentations 3:58 O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life. **Second stanza added on December 14,...

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The poinsettia is a rare plant, indeed, Its vivid red leaves outperform its tiny flower, In Africa, it achieves the height of an oak tree Exploding in vivid red like a bedecked tower Decorated for a special holiday occasion. Our guide was astounded we paid for a frond While here bouquets are had for the picking, Making me feel like, back home,...

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Pretty flowering plant Often seen at Christmas, Indigenous to Mexico Now available at nurseries Showy scarlet bracts, Each surrounding yellow flowers That require much attention Throughout the season In order to re-bloom And delight next year. Written December 2, 2022...

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The poinsettia shape reminds us of the Star of Bethlehem Which led the wise men to a manger with gifts for Him, And the brilliant red of the Christmas flower symbolizes The shed blood of Jesus Christ which every Christian prizes Reminding us that Jesus the Messiah’s birth, is the reason, The red and green come to us during the...

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The poinsettia is such a magnificent plant With bright red fronds, yellow-colored centers Poinsettia trees growing tall like blazing towers In Tanzania, we saw these gorgeous flowers. I mentioned we pay a fortune for one blossom And, I have never been able to keep one alive, My guide said, “Here they are free! There, go pick enough of them to fill a...

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Deep red star flower, scarlet life blood atonement. ...

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My heart is poinsettia red, You have filled it with Your own dear blood, My love in return to all others spread, None do You exclude, tho you could. Our efforts to give wax so pitying, Next to Your humble babe's crying, Even so, tho some decry harried gift-giving, It is in such giving we are living, nor dying. Explosions of shiny foil...

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I love to see you and only you this time… as you spread all over your leaf-liked petals like the very bright numerous stars you'd fallen down magically from the sky your flaming red on top of green so alluring- I am so mesmerized all lying down on verdant plains and some are found at mountain sides more are adorned...

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So beautiful, yet poisonous is the poinsettia. Protecting herself from us with a vendetta. We put it out as a center-piece decoration. Withering away and weakening, during our celebration. Its magnificent, bright red leaves a stern warning. Ignored while we brazenly look adorning. We see her brilliance and forget to be cautious. A little mistake with her and...

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red and evergreen bushes proudly displayed, joy marriage's first kiss **I got married in December and the church was full of poinsettias....it was so beautiful....

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