Verse in a Vase

Freeverse

This verse offers such flowers, gives them to us, presents a vase of verse so simply, yet with grace. So simply, too, do we receive them with that grace, presented as they are within this dainty vase. Such a vase, with grace, such flowers, with grace, such a vase of verse containing those flowers with finesse. Why do we try so hard to create verse for flowers and a vase employing such a dainty voice while we curse so much, oh yes, so much? (Jul 2022)

Reviews

[Cherrie Palmer]

Andrew, We can almost see a woman at her garden station arranging freshly cut flowers.
With a second glance we see s poet arranging beautiful words; deliberately selected and placed.
Hopefully as we elevate our thoughts and purposes the weeds and thorns will fall away. Leaving no hint of the curse: hate, malcontent...



This is a beautiful picture of poetry.

[Chris Shaw]

Verse in flowers. I like that very much. A bouquet of verse. What a gift that would be to a poet like me. I love flowers, but poetry is almost life. You have a great metaphor here. Enjoyed the resd

Chris

[Andrew John]

Thank you, Robert and Jacob, for these kind comments. Interesting to note that in the USA they say "vaize" and in the UK we tend to say "vahze" - ay and ah. But I think things still fit, not that you 2 gents were pairing grace and vase. I wasn't aiming for particular rhymings between vase and grace. Anyway, thanks again for your comments.

[Robert Haigh]

An inventive write. I like the idea of flowering verse within a vase! Nice one!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

a voice for poetry, a voice of reaction to life....very, very different.

the idea of verse in a vase...excellent metaphor.
j.