To My Dearest Flower Friends

Posted on March 12, 2023 by purplepeninportland 
Written for:  Friday Writings #67:  "love letters to wild flowers"

"I invite you to create poetry or prose inspired by Marja’s words: “Write love letters to wild flowers”.


Dear Sunflowers,

I wait impatiently
for you to rise
up to full stature,
your bonneted head
resting on sturdy
stalk, your petaled
eyelashes circled
'round brown velvet
eye.

Dear Peonies,

I long to see your
tight-fisted petals,
guardians of your
secrets.  Slowly,
I watch you unfurl
to bursting pink
pom-poms.

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About purplepeninportland

I am a freelance poet, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. I live with my husband, John, and two charming rescue dogs–Marion Miller and Murphy. We spent eight lovely years in Portland, OR, but are now back in New York. My goal is to create and share poetry with others who write, or simply enjoy reading poetry. I hope to touch a nerve in you, and feel your sparks as well.
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11 Responses to To My Dearest Flower Friends

  1. Sadje says:
    March 12, 2023 at 2:01 am

    Lovely imagery here Sara.

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  2. Rajani Radhakrishnan says:
    March 12, 2023 at 2:35 am

    bonnetted heads and pink pom-poms… love that!

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  3. Rosemary Nissen-Wade says:
    March 12, 2023 at 3:03 am

    Oh, what delicious love poems!

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  4. marja says:
    March 12, 2023 at 5:50 am

    Beautiful This line is stunning “I long to see your tight-fisted petals, guardians of your secrets.”

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  5. dsnake1 says:
    March 12, 2023 at 12:29 pm

    I have not seen peonies as guardians of secrets. Now I do. 🙂

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