Dance of Seasons by Anarkiti
With
a puff
of effervescent air
the first tenuous gasp
of Spring arrives.
The subtle nod of Snowdrop
flirts
with the quaver of
cheerful Crocus
as they join
duets and zephyrs of Freesia.
Flounces of Mona Lisa Anemones
and
debutante Tulips
traipse
along tumbles of riotous colour.
The amaretto sun dance of Gerbera
sparkles
in
confetti
glow
of
Vivaldi,
Ravel
and petal soft kisses
of rambling Rose blushes.
Confident swaggers of Lisianthus charm
encourage dithering
in the blue shadows of
black beauty
where Delphinium and Cosmos lurk.
Bountiful Fall
finds Night Queen Dahlia
with her red king Lucifer of Crocosmia
under a cathedral sky of
hanging Amaranthus with dew drop jewels.
Through the aid of elite Sunflower soldiers
the season jostles into the next
with tetchy Echinops thistles and prickly Pine at odds.
A final bluster of wind brings careful caresses of snow
To embrace a garden in nocturnal dishabille.
With
a puff
of effervescent air
the first tenuous gasp
of Spring arrives.
The subtle nod of Snowdrop
flirts
with the quaver of
cheerful Crocus
as they join
duets and zephyrs of Freesia.
Flounces of Mona Lisa Anemones
and
debutante Tulips
traipse
along tumbles of riotous colour.
The amaretto sun dance of Gerbera
sparkles
in
confetti
glow
of
Vivaldi,
Ravel
and petal soft kisses
of rambling Rose blushes.
Confident swaggers of Lisianthus charm
encourage dithering
in the blue shadows of
black beauty
where Delphinium and Cosmos lurk.
Bountiful Fall
finds Night Queen Dahlia
with her red king Lucifer of Crocosmia
under a cathedral sky of
hanging Amaranthus with dew drop jewels.
Through the aid of elite Sunflower soldiers
the season jostles into the next
with tetchy Echinops thistles and prickly Pine at odds.
A final bluster of wind brings careful caresses of snow
To embrace a garden in nocturnal dishabille.
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All the descriptive words in the poem are types of each variety of flower - i.e. Amaretto Gerbera, Debutante Tulip.
I used to be (still am) a professional container gardener and I worked at a specialty garden store that carried unusual bulbs and plants. I wrote this when I worked there. (It's a bit of showoffishness but I still love it.)