In My Backyard

The golden gleaming summer rays

That stream across the boulevard

Illuminate the garden world

That lively blooms in my backyard.

 

’Tis such a mesmerizing sight

That moving onward would be hard.

One glance and you would shortly be

Amidst the grace in my backyard.

 

’Twixt roses red and violets blue

There’s nothing one would disregard.

’Twixt scents of lilacs, honey, too,

All can be found in my backyard.

 

Sweet music plays within the breeze

From dawn to dusk, unstrained, unmarred,

And always puts a soul at ease

In my backyard, in my backyard,

In my mellifluous backyard.

 

Along the peaceful path of dreams,

Across the world my passions guard,

The wonders make for pleasant days

And scenic nights in my backyard.

 

From all the branches emanate

The tender love of Abelard,

Providing such sublimity,

Providing bliss in my backyard.

 

Amidst a bed of daffodils

Lies Keats, the ever steadfast bard,

Composing lines to aid preserve

The life and love in my backyard.

 

My garden, vibrant through and through,

Would never let a soul be barred

From seeing what enchantments lie

In my backyard, in my backyard,

In my magnificent backyard.

 

For ever does the glamour gleam

In my backyard, in my backyard,

In my fair Eden-like backyard.

-EDP

Reviews

[H L Rose]

It's very peaceful. I imagine a beautiful garden while reading it and it kind of takes me back to sitting in my own backyard. It portrays the loveliness of nature and I can feel the sun and breeze while reading it, and then there's Keats sitting in a bed of daffodils and a bunch of gnomes running around... and well my mind just goes where it wants when I think about nature.

I enjoyed reading this very much!

[emipoemi]

so glad you did! Even though there are no gnomes in the poem, the thought of them really got me giggling. Thanks for reading.

[H L Rose]

Of course! I loved it!

[Papaya]

Feels like an enchanted place of beauty.
Where one can sit and dream beneath the trees of evergreen.

[emipoemi]

indeed it is......Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading!

[Kathy Van Kurin]

imipoemi,
"In my backyard" gives me a picture of a place where your heart and soul are free to roam unhindered.
eighth stanza, "My garden, vibrant through and through, Would never let a soul be barred from seeing what enchantments lie in my backyard, in my backyard, in my spectacular backyard."
i am a gardener too and the pleasure to be had within the results of one's own efforts is sublime!
You have blessed me extravagantly.
Keep creating botanical and word beauty.
Kathy

[emipoemi]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for reading!

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Your welcome

[Nigel Newman]

Hi. I can only agree with Gee. This is really lovely. I sense that you're interested in songwriting because you've put in either a bridge or a chorus. And all I want to know, really, is, when I land, which part of Toronto should I head for???

[emipoemi]

I'm a little into lyrics and songs, yes, but this is not a song, just a fun refrain that was screaming to be put in as I was writing this.

[Gee]

Really enjoyed this, faultless rhythm and rhyme. You're good

[emipoemi]

Thank you!

[Jessica Lima]

You must really love your back yard lol. It must really be a sight. I enjoyed reading this quite a bit.

[Raven Moonchild]

(applauds) Brilliant!! This is beautiful!!! :D

[emipoemi]

Why, thank you!

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

Keats is obviously a favorite of yours and heavily influences your work. This view of your backyard is beautiful.

[emipoemi]

Keats was definitely one of my major influences! Thus as I started writing poetry, I modelled a lot of my early work off the Romantics. (as I keep posting, you'll see how I evolved to where I am now). Thanks for commenting.

[Inkh(e)art]

I like this poem a lot! Thank you for posting! :)

[emipoemi]

Thank you for commenting :)