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Ratleader

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0 posted 2004-05-31 02:34 AM

Muscari

“Why now?” I asked them.
They looked at one another
as only flowers can look,
bobbing their lumpy blue heads
in the breeze and whispering….

Finally one turned itself to me
as if I were a sudden sun.
“What’s planted late blooms late,
or not at all,” it said,
clear as only flowers can say.

“It’s true I planted you
in March, but as you said,
why bloom this year at all?”

Fat blue flowers laughing at me
as loud as only flowers can laugh.

passing shadows
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1 posted 2004-05-31 02:49 AM

love how you give human character to the flowers here

iliana
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since 2003-12-05

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2 posted 2004-05-31 03:03 AM

RatL -- Adorable! And an interesting morale to the tale, too.....enjoyed muchly!

Dark Angel
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since 1999-08-04

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3 posted 2004-05-31 05:05 AM

WOW Ed...Superb!

I'm keepin it.

Maree

The clouds never expect it when it rains, but the sea, changes colour, but the sea, does not change.
~Stevie Nicks~

Martie

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4 posted 2004-05-31 10:35 AM

Ed

Finally one turned itself to me
as if I were a sudden sun.

Perhaps the gardner is a sort of sun. I loved the whimsy in this and the idea of you talking to your flowers and them answering...it happens!

[This message has been edited by Martie (05-31-2004 11:06 AM).]

BluesSerenade
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By the Seaside

5 posted 2004-05-31 06:55 PM

“What’s planted late blooms late,
or not at all,”

Tis true, but the question begs to be asked, why we tend so carefully.
Perhaps we anticipate that sense of well being when we least expect it,
when those tiny buds become a riot, in full bloom.

Much enjoyed, Ed~

Sunshine

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6 posted 2004-06-01 10:11 AM

as only flowers can look,
bobbing their lumpy blue heads
in the breeze and whispering….

~*~

Gads, I would like to sit
and watch you
watching life in compose....

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

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7 posted 2004-06-01 03:22 PM

Oh, my friend... this is an absolute delight! *S* I dare anyone to read and not smile. *S*

As for the "why now?" *S* I have flowers this year I didn't plant... I think because I needed them. *S*

Excellent write! *S* (I'll be imagining how a flower chuckle sounds the rest of the afternoon! LOL)

dingusjr
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since 2003-09-24

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8 posted 2004-06-01 05:20 PM

Classic Ed stuff....great!

Janet Marie
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9 posted 2004-06-01 05:23 PM

as if I were a sudden sun.
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if your not? your muse is...
superb write of imagery and personify poet sir.

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