Alphabetic Amaryllis

Alphabetic Amaryllis

A Poem by JohnL
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For Poetry Writers Competition

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Alphabet Soup for Poetry Writer
A - maryllis are enormous
B - righter than an onion too,
C - ause red blooms on tall green towers
D - own each stem to grow, it’s true.
E - veryone should have such flowers
F - or happiness and joy they bring,
G - rowing well in pots of compost
H - eavy loam is just the thing.
I - had one once, ‘twas four feet tall
J - ust because I fed it well,
K - ing of Amaryllis culture,
L - ots of blooms and grew like hell.
M - ind though; that they don’t last too long,
N - eat and trim they’ll never be
O - nly, - with a bit of luck and care,
P - erhaps next year, you’ll have a tree.
Q - ueer plants really, - never doubt,
R - eady to bloom, year in, year out;
S - niff one and you’re sure to sneeze
T - ake one home and plant it out,
U - nless your Winter’s are too cold, for
V - ery often they can be too bold
W - ith confidence from Summer’s heat and
X - marks their grave when they grow too old;
Y - et anywhere, they are a treat,
Z - enith of my garden seat.
 
 
Zenith is used for the highest point reached by a celestial body during its apparent orbit around a given point of observation – as I say – my garden seat.
 
John Berry,   1 December 2008

© 2008 JohnL


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For Poetry Writer's Alphabet Soup Contest

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This is tremendously enjoyable and very creative. I'm always whisked away by the imagery in your poetry.

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Great job with the rhyme and form on this one.

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This is a brilliant look at the alphabet and the flowers in the garden. Fabulous

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This is a wonderful write. I'm certain that all flower lovers would adore this.

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Brilliant.. from friend and garden designer ! And you're so right about Amaryllis!

You are such a clever soul :-)

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Wonderful!!! I really like this write seeing as I love to garden when I have the place to do it. Right now I live in an apt so I really miss it. Very creative. Thanks for taking the time to join the challenge means a lot to me. P.W.

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I live in England, and love the English countryside, the music of Elgar and Holst which describes it so beautifully and the poetry of John Clare, the 'peasant poet' and Gerard Manley Hopkins, which d.. more..

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