Saturday, November 13, 2010

Verse and worse

So proud and tall above the marble plinth
Stood a lead-crystal vase of water hyacinth
No rose-like aroma, no clustered azalea
The botanist felt like a miserable failure
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7 comments:

  1. Rosaria Williams1:13 PM

    Yet, the beauty of the flower made up for its smell, or lack of.

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  2. Maggie May9:06 PM

    Woe is me!
    The smell is not to be!
    I gaze at the flower
    Its beauty is the power.

    Have a good w/e.
    Maggie X

    Nuts in May

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  3. CiCi10:41 PM

    The beauty is for looking
    Sadly, there is no scent
    Standing tall a week later
    The proud, strong hyacinth

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  4. david mcmahon8:14 AM

    Exactly, Lakewiewer - thanks for putting it all in perspective.

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  5. david mcmahon8:14 AM

    Nice work, Maggie - have a great weekend.

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  6. david mcmahon8:15 AM

    Thanks for the post-script, Gina!

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  7. Eddie Bluelights8:25 AM

    This failure the botonist didn't deserve
    Because of his clapped out olfactory nerve
    So he got close to plants and breathed in like hell
    And discovered a sweet and marvellous smell.

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