Flushed

by Melpomene   Apr 26, 2011


Her petals curled,
not with beauty who had
ripened the lilac
blooming 'pon her cheek,
nor was pride all
she stood for

which had once asked
a bee to leave her pollen,
for his wings were bitten
beyond attractive and
she'd never taste honey
as sweet as her.

Though today she stood
ablaze -
a wild flower.

Her perfumed scent was
more than I could bear as
the suns pastel presence
scorched not only I, who was
drinking bottled water

but you whose roots were
clawing at the spring.

Selfish the way I let
leaves become antique with
rusting reds and auburns of
certain death but

it was true I loved you
and all your beauty.

I was just no match for summer.

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  • 13 years ago

    by Tom Swart

    I have always thought that the nature section here really shines with great poems. They are interesting and so much fuller than the repetitive love poems that seem to pop up everywhere - even mine can be that way sometimes. I trully enjoyed your work here - each word seemed hand picked to speak your heart, very well done - bravo...I look forward to exploring more of your works.

  • 13 years ago

    by Jad

    A very beautiful poem that really creates a picture with vividness and creativity. The poem was written well and the flow was flawless as it went from line to line. The structure was also good and it kept pace with the poem's beat and meter adding to the flow. Your emotions you place within the poem are full of life and love and even a little sadness to bring the poem to reality. The message of the poem is really interesting and I really liked your last line as well as I think it raps up your entire poem and it is also one killer of an ending!

    I couldn't find one stanza that stood out to me as I really thought all your stanzas were amazing and they flowed so well together. I would have had to paste your entire poem here for me to show you which one I liked best! :P Anyway, I am impressed with your work that you have put into this poem and it shows with the strength of your imagery and emotions.

    All in all, you are really talented and I am glad I took my time to read this lovely piece. I love nature poems and you have not disappointed me at all. I hope to read some more by you in the near future. You are very talented and I'm glad you are using your talents well. :] Great job and keep writing!

  • 13 years ago

    by Courageous Dreamer

    I just adored the comparison here throughout the whole poem. Then at the end 'I was no match for summer' is just brilliant and so relevant and wraps everything up with one last powerful line. You always write with nothing less than originality. I absolutely love this.

  • 13 years ago

    by Cinnamonspice

    What a beautiful poem. It was breathe taking, your wording and the imagery was dazzling.

  • 13 years ago

    by Ingrid

    This is soooooooooo very beautiful, Mel:)

    It is a winner in my book!

    Well done, superb writing:)

    5/5 Ingrid

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