Monday, May 30, 2016

Peony Quadrille (poem)



What a peony bud told me when I told him he wouldn’t last past May

He nodded, “Be that as it may,
I’ll bloom my heart out come sweet May,
Then petal-light I’ll fall and flow
Where all spent hours and flowers go.

Yet till the end my fate I’ll tease
While days of May will past me breeze.”



Live for the Love of it,
Sasha A. Palmer (aka Happy)

a Quadrille written for dVerse
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18 comments:

  1. JillyMay 30, 2016 at 6:29 PM

    Oh! Beautiful picture, beautiful words, beautiful metaphor for life!

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  2. De JacksonMay 30, 2016 at 6:42 PM

    Loooooooooove. You go, Peony Bud. A lesson for us all.

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  3. CharleyMay 30, 2016 at 7:23 PM

    Too wonderful! Poignant, but in a vegan way. Great poem.

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  4. GraceMay 30, 2016 at 8:21 PM

    A lovely response and one that we can all learn from ~

    And lovely picture as well ~

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  5. tonispencerMay 30, 2016 at 8:24 PM

    I still have some peony buds hanging on and I am delighted. Excellent metaphor you did here and the rhyme and rhythm was so very lovely.

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  6. AnonymousMay 30, 2016 at 9:01 PM

    Where all spent hours and flowers go... love that!!

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  7. Katie Mia FrederickMay 30, 2016 at 9:20 PM

    HeARt Of LiFe
    Rose oF FeelinGs
    SinGinG DanCinG
    SmeLLinG
    FloWers
    sAME..
    never an
    Age when hUman
    bLooms SonG
    i
    DancE..:)

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  8. Janet MartinMay 30, 2016 at 9:22 PM

    :) love it!

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  9. purplepeninportland.comMay 30, 2016 at 11:07 PM

    So beautiful, Sasha. They are still in bloom around the corner from where I live.

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  10. brudbergMay 31, 2016 at 12:33 AM

    Oh I love peonies and the way they bloom with such intensity.

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  11. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comMay 31, 2016 at 6:55 AM

    Whimsical! Love it! So glad you posted on dVerse :) Smiling I am over my morning cup of coffee -- at the picture, your words, and the voice you've given us here :)

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  12. MiskyMay 31, 2016 at 7:35 AM

    This is really precious. I love it.

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  13. UnknownMay 31, 2016 at 8:50 AM

    Perhaps only here for a short time, but bringing beauty in the while it is here. A great metaphor for how we my only be on this earth for a short while...but we need to strive to make this world a more beautiful place in the meantime.

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  14. AnonymousMay 31, 2016 at 4:17 PM

    'Then petal-light I'll fall and flow'

    This is so lovely. Your whole poem made me smile :)

    I write on the dark side mostly, so I really admire your ability to write such joy.

    And the photo is gorgeous!

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  15. AnonymousMay 31, 2016 at 5:48 PM

    Every word seems so perfectly chosen..with beautiful results! This is so pretty to read yet packed with meaning. Love it.

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  16. TruedessaMay 31, 2016 at 9:25 PM

    Blooming in the sweet days of spring - a spring fling of sorts.

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  17. kaykualaJune 1, 2016 at 2:59 AM

    Be that as it may,
    I’ll bloom my heart
    out come sweet May

    There is no way one can be intimidated.

    Hank

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  18. Rosemary Nissen-WadeJune 2, 2016 at 3:39 AM

    Oh, delightful!

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