What follows is a free verse poem about my gardens – gardens at home and at school.
Although it is not my first poem, it is my first submission to Poetry Friday. I hope enjoy the vision of these special places that I tried to share with you today.
My Gardens
My gardens are alive again.
First, the vibrant greens spring up from
the crusted brown, hardened earth.
Then, patches of color appear.
Soft lavender, peach, and pink
in the brown, encircled by green
spear-shaped foliage. Now, a more vibrant
deep, Celtic purple reigns on
elongated, elegant stems.
The irises are in bloom after the pink hyacinth and
Bleeding Hearts have receded.
Color is ushered in by warmer and brighter days.
The need to plant more and more colorful annuals –
petunias, marigolds, alyssum, and kale,
Over takes my mind and wallet.
Now the milkweed is knee-high,
Already laden with eggs
and caterpillars
from
visiting Monarchs.
Daily visits to my monarch habitat ensue.
Bees and Hummingbirds visit
regularly, stopping often
to gather pollen or
sip nectar.
Even a bright male Gold Finch stops by the feeder
set out to attract the smaller Ruby Red.
The Lupine in their array of pastel shades
are especially lovely this year.
Yes, my gardens are alive.
And, as such, so am I.
The Apples in My Orchard 
Welcome to Poetry Friday! Thanks for the enchanting tour of your gardens! I love how you document the season through the flowers that are blooming. I do the same thing (almost time for the yucca to bloom here)!! Boy, do I wish my lupine would come on as strong as yours. Maybe next year. And send a few of those monarchs my way. I have plenty of milkweed for the munching!!
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Thanks so much for the warm welcome. I was stuck today as to what to write and have been wanting to try the Poetry Fridays! My Dad grew yucca for years by our pool. I’ve never tried it but do like the plant! I would love for the monarchs to find you…..especially since you have milkweed! The season is early – maybe they will still show up! Thanks, again!
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Thank you for showing us your gardens! Lovely. I hope you enjoy the round-up!
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Thank you for the warm welcome!
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I’m so glad you joined in the round-up fun! Your gardens and poems are equally beautiful! I love to write poems about flowers. I like to use their real names, but I often make up my own names for them as well! Thanks again for sharing!
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Thanks so much for the warm welcome. I will keep an eye towards regularly participating in the poetry round up! It was fun!
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Gorgeous lupine and lovely unfolding poem about all the flowers in your garden! Glad you mentioned you’ve checked the milkweed when it’s only knee high–I’ll have to check mine, thanks!
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Thanks for your comments! Good luck looking for caterpillars (and those elusive eggs) on your milkweed. It seems early this year, but that’s a good sign.
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Welcome to Poetry Friday. I enjoyed reading about and seeing your garden. I would like to invite you to my global gallery of artistic expressions at eyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2018/04/spring-salutations-with-invitation-to.html in case you would like to create a shorter version of your poem to be embedded on one of your photos (an image poem).
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Thanks for the invitation. I’ll check it out and see what I can do with a shorter version. I do like the idea!
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