In Your Eyes

The world laughs in flowers. - Thoreau

Photo: iStockphoto

awakened by the divine, poetic leniency of baby's breath

when dandelions roar

and willows pussyfoot over nourishing, unremembered wetlands

apples may crab

whilst pansies hide in meekness

snap dragons breathing their fire

angels trumpets blaring and proclaiming

precious marigolds glowing

buttercups spread over the toast of morning whilst scarcely knowing

eden revisited

i'll see you there

with bluebells on

bathed in the perfume of lilacs

where bees preach to a congregation of honeysuckle

in a holy temple of praising morning glories

a preaching revelation of eternal roses floating above thorns

no open arm, beckoning hellos

no tearful, waving goodbyes

just sweet, fragrant, living memories

in the soulful irises of your innocent, loving, ethereal eyes

Author's Note

One of the most attractive things about the flowers is their beautiful reserve. - Thoreau

Reviews

[Lisasview]

Hi Pete,
I love so much of your poem...but picked out a couple of your lines that I especially enjoyed....

i'll see you there
with bluebells on
bathed in the perfume of lilacs
where bees preach to a congregation of honeysuckle
Okay, so my creative and visual mind see the bees congregating on the honey suckle... oh, so so clever this is!!
Loved this entire poem...Oh so clever,
Lisa, now in Spain

[Pete]

thanks so much lisa. you obviously "get it" and it is well appreciated ... :)

[Lisasview]

You are most welcome
Lisa, just back from my birthday lunch...in Spain

[Pete]

blessings and happy birthday wishes your way ... :)

[Lisasview]

Thank you so much...
Lisa

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

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no open arm, waving hellos
no tearful, lengthy goodbyes
just sweet, fragrant, living memories
Unquote
Beautiful lines

Loved your beautiful. Poem
No words I can utter can do it justice

[Pete]

you're very kind. thank you for sharing dear thoughts ... :)

[Cherrie Palmer]

In this rendering the garden path becomes the pages of our past forever linked to memory with fragrant aromas and pressed petals.

[Pete]

as well they should. why should florists have all the fun? thanks so much for sharing cherrie ... :)

[Sami Khalil]

A glorified poem with mystified visions. Your poetic renderings are marvelous making Nature smile and bloom.

[Pete]

as well they do and it does for the transcendentalist. thank you dear poet ... :)

[Sami Khalil]

All true and well said. You are welcome sir Pete of Great Boston...

[Ken Simm.]

More than just a garden poem or paen to nature. A complete and flowing visual and aural testament.

[Pete]

such as nature is for the transcendentalist. thank you ken ... :)

[Kelly Scheppers]

Such eloquence and beauty in these lines, Pete...and your presentation with Gabriel's song, just blew me away. Is that not the coolest song, ever written? Your diversity in writing is truly something to see.

[Pete]

one of my all-time favorites and greatest songs ever with the added bonus of natalie merchant, joan osbourne, gloria estefan, tony rich and the haunting nusrat fateh ali khan singing. peter gabriel is a musical genius. thanks kelly. you have a good eye for flowers and an even better ear for music ... :)

[Kelly Scheppers]

I think women know flowers like men know the year and model of cars.

[Pete]

lol. true that ... :)