A sepal, petal, and a thorn
Upon a common summer's morn --
A flask of Dew -- A Bee or two --
A Breeze -- a caper in the trees --
And I'm a Rose!
“A sepal, petal, and a thorn” (19) by Emily Dickinson [w/ Audio]
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Category Archives: plants
Blossom Pair [Haiku]
the last two blossoms on the mountain,
bump petals on a common stem.
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Sound & Silence [Haiku]
crisp leaves rattle in a gust,
but a chipmunk climbs in silence.
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Fortress [Senryū]
ancient fortress:
tree grows through cracks;
the tree will win.
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In Its Time [Senryū]
impatient child
gives pollen fluff a blow;
it does not yield.
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“The Blossom” by William Blake [w/ Audio]
Merry, Merry Sparrow!
Under leaves so green
A happy Blossom
Sees you swift as arrow
Seek your cradle narrow
Near my Bosom.
Pretty, Pretty Robin!
Under leaves so green
A happy Blossom
Hears you sobbing, sobbing,
Pretty, Pretty Robin,
Near my bosom.
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Roadside [Haiku]
roadside tree
shakes with each passing truck,
but no blooms fall.
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Quiet [Haiku]
pink blossom drops
in still morning air
beside a quiet lake.
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Orbits [Haiku]
spherical blooms,
arrayed like planets,
bees zip through.
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Jacaranda [Haiku]
Jacarandas bloom:
thousands of miles from home,
but no less purple.
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