PARADE OF TULIPS
Wide-eyed people flocked
to hundreds of tulips
bursting forth as kaleidoscopes
at Young Harris College.
The students set up tripods
beside the Harris Chapel,
took photographs of friends;
the parade of flowers
marched with lemon, cherry,
tangerine, grape, and strawberry
banners to the chorus
of robins hip-hopping
over the verdant grass.
I savored the flavors
of the tulips as they whispered
peace to my troubled soul.
--Brenda Kay Ledford
This poem appeared in "West End Poets Newsletter,"
www.westendpoetsweekend.com
March/April/May 2022 issue
8 comments:
Beautiful words to describe the lovely Tulips.
I love tulips! I live near Holland, MI, where so many people come every year to the tulip festival.
"I savored the flavors of the tulips" - Great line!
Lovely poem. We've visited fields of tulips and they are a sight to see.
I got a good chuckle from your last post. I've had 2 little boys with screeching balloons flying around my kitchen. I can only imagine an entire class.
Exceptional truths of today's times
Oh, how I love this poem and the tulips! Robins hip hopping is my favorite! Good job!!!
I love your beautiful tulip poem. Aren't tulips beautiful! Every year I plan to plant tulip bulbs and thenforget. There are one or two that come up and bloom from years ago and I love them.
Tulips do have a way of bring peace and serenity. I love your poem and the tulips in the photos are so pretty. I have tulips that have sprouted in my greenhouse, but not yet ready to bloom.
I love tulips and your poem is full of images. I really like it.
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