Harmony

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Tanka Tuesday No. 273


 

Happy

together these

purple and orange blooms,

ushering in a verdant spring,

aglow

in bright international flare.

Siberian wallflow'r.

Persian catmint.

Joyful.

 

©2022 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved

#TankaTuesday #PoetryChallengeNo.273 #butterflycinquain  #cinquainpoetry

 #naturepoetry #syllabicpoetry #cinquainpoem

 


 

Comments

  1. AnonymousMay 11, 2022 at 6:22 AM

    So lovely! Well done (Harmony) 💕🙂

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  2. Yvette M CalleiroMay 11, 2022 at 7:30 AM

    I tried to leave a comment earlier, but it didn't seem to take. I love your poem, Lisa! Your picture is gorgeous, and I love your poem's message. Wouldn't it be great if people could live happily together "in bright international flare"? :-)

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    1. AnonymousMay 11, 2022 at 12:54 PM

      Your earlier comment showed up later. Blogger's been uncooperative lately! Yes, I thought of people that way too. I realized I have so many plants with country and region names.

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  3. AnonymousMay 11, 2022 at 12:51 PM

    Thank you. I overwhelmed myself in April by participating in the A to Z Challenge on two blogs!

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  4. AnonymousMay 16, 2022 at 7:30 AM

    Lovely Lisa and amazing how the different colours work so well together in nature and harmony.

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  5. Gwen PlanoMay 16, 2022 at 3:58 PM

    Beautiful, Lisa. Your photo and the verse are simply awesome. 💗

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  6. ben AlexanderMay 17, 2022 at 6:39 AM

    Simply gorgeously rendered...

    Much love,
    David [ben Alexander]

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