January Flowers

Welcome to my latest poetry collection. Because the first month of the year can be rather a bleak one I decided to take photos of various flowering plants as I noticed them shoot up both inside and outside, then write a poem about each one. Seeing three sweet little Campanula flowers appear in a sheltered spot of the garden was an unexpected winter treat. 

I hope the poetry adds a ray of sunshine to your winter days. 

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First Snowdrops

A blanket of damp earth
Hiding all signs of life
Naked branches painted
On a canvas of grey skies.

Peeping through the bracken
The winter ballerinas raise
Their graceful white heads,
They give a butterfly like wave.

Suddenly the grey skies
Fade into a silver mist,
The snow queens are smiling
As they blow me a kiss.

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Winter Jasmine

Gently refreshed
By winter dew,
Smiling faces
Peeping at you
Through a mesh,
A giant bird's nest
Bursts of sunshine
And happiness.
Through grey skies
And misty views
These winter stars
Always shine for you.

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Hyancinths

She's a vision in white,

with sun dancing on

her sleek, satin petals.

A fountain of stars

and chiming bells,

she fills the room

with intricate charm.

A shimmering bride

with a bodice of pearls

and fine embroidery.

Her beauty shines

from deep within,

And when you see

her touching display

everything but her 

beauty will dissolve

in a fragrant cloud

of peace and harmony.

Nestled in 

their rich green beds,

a satin tapestry,

a white cascade

of tubular bells

a fragrant harmony.

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Campanula

They must have appeared
When my back was turned,
On the back of a sunbeam,
Or a breath of fresh air.

Their delicate leaves
Are like butterfly wings,
An intricate patchwork
Etched into pure silk.

A camera click
Of a summer cascade,
These stars are shining
Through a purple blue haze.

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