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the syrphid

April 12, 2022 by Dale Leave a Comment

Macro of a hover fly

Hover with beating wings flower lover Fleeting with iridescent light meeting Reminiscent the wasp, feeding self-sufficient Stops upon a wild rose buzz your hosp Nose deep in dusted pollen your clothes Fallen seraphim cast away foreign Steam the rim of summer’s cream Skim the sunshine of golden trim Mine the sugary of floral wine Fly…

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Filed Under: GloPoWriMo2022, Insect, Macro, Nature, Poetry, Writes Tagged With: flower, GloPoWriMo, hover fly, Poem, small, syrphid, tiny

variations

April 7, 2021 by Dale Leave a Comment

Sunflower

v.1 Sun Beam Bursting Open door Ingested puzzle Pollinated aponia.   v.2 Sun Burst Banquet Cryptograph Measures golden feet Unlocks Nature’s woven treasure.   v.3 Life Seeds Counted Prearranged Honeyed sunbeam Crumbled into a dusted feast. ∞ Submitted as part of “National/Global Poetry Writing Month” (#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo). Today’s prompt:  Day Seven: “Of the poetic forms…

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Filed Under: Flora, Flower, GloPoWriMo2021, micropoetry, Nature, Poetry, Shoots Tagged With: Fib, Fibonacci, flower, food, pattern, Poem, pollen, sunflower, syllable

Love Hate

April 11, 2020 by Dale 2 Comments

Her kiss was sweet upon my breath gliding me into the forever of her lips Her barbs pungent purple blisters unintentioned welts upon my heart A spaghetti stain a noodle dropped a meatball gobbled a tender leaf I didn’t share A flavour complete Thai soup that blooms Caprese salad Margherita I would marry I cannot…

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Filed Under: GloPoWriMo2020, Poetry Tagged With: basil, flower, garden, GloPoWriMo, hate, Love, relationship

Poets

April 28, 2019 by Dale Leave a Comment

Tulip Stamen

I am purple — royal — wrapped a monarch with a sceptre — scented gold be the purpose — powdered ink that divines — my kingdom I am a ray of white — sunlight blinded — impenetrable — bright a dissected rainbow — in my sight reflected on the unscribed — wax I am an…

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Filed Under: GloPoWriMo (2019), Poetry, Writes Tagged With: flower, GloPoWriMo, metapoem, NaPoWriMo_2019, Poem, poet, Poetry, writing

Seasons Still

April 4, 2017 by Dale 2 Comments

Enigmatic Tullip

Warm – reflections – crystals in the sun Death – life – seasons still.     ∞ Submitted as part of “National Poetry Writing Month – 2017” (#NaPoWriMo2017).  Today’s prompt:  write a poem with a secret – in other words, a poem with a word or idea or line that it isn’t expressing directly. The…

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Filed Under: Flower, Macro, NaPoWriMo_2017, Poetry Tagged With: enigma, flower, macro, NaPoWriMo2017, Poem, seasons

Pollen Feast

July 27, 2016 by Dale 1 Comment

Bumblebee Feasts on Basil

Savoring life’s sweet pleasures Purple pollen laden feet Honey blooms on gossamer. All text and photography © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Cherry on Top.” … and more Poetry from EatsWritesShoots here.

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Filed Under: Flora, Insect, micropoetry, Nature, Poetry, Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged With: basil, bee, bumblebee, flower, micropoetry, Poem, pollen, purple, summer, thai basil, Weekly Photo Challenge

Unwrap Me

July 25, 2016 by Dale 5 Comments

Hibiscus Bud

Wrapped into a curl Tongues turned into a kiss Hearts open ablaze. Summer into bloom Sugar damp upon her skin A cherry on top. Unwrap my syrup Lick the swollen folds open Make my flower bloom. Peach fuzz upon my rose Swollen moist awaiting you Touch my spirit’s core. I am forever Blooming bright against…

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Filed Under: Flora, Haiku, Nature, Poetry, Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged With: bloom, blossom, bud, cherry on top, erotic, flower, green, Haiku, hibiscus, macro, magenta, Photo, Photography, sensuous, Weekly Photo Challenge

Cranberry in Detail

July 22, 2016 by Dale 6 Comments

Cranberry Flower

A ball of flower Green leather needles knit bog Rainbow’s pot of red. All text and photography © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Details.” … and more Poetry from EatsWritesShoots here.

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Filed Under: Flora, Haiku, Nature, Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged With: bog, bush, cranberry, detail, flower, green red, Haiku, Isle de la Madeleine, macro, Photo, Photograph, Weekly Photo Challenge, Yellow

Emergence

July 20, 2016 by Dale 7 Comments

Wrapped in a dream of magenta Erupts a corona of gold A dart for a hummingbird heart Footstones for a honey stream of bees Pulled deep in a focal decent Drunk in the hibiscus’ emergence. All text and photography © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Details.” ……

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Botanical Fires

April 23, 2016 by Dale 13 Comments

Botanical fire Sparks seeking a season’s soul Red bleeds yellow bright. Flags fly upon a staff Unfurling flashes on blue Lipstick kisses caught. Brushstrokes paint my mind My heart is a canvas Tulips made for you. Turned furled and curled Every bloom has a finish Beauty born of an end. All text and photography ©…

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30 Poems in 30 Days – Global Poetry Writing Month (2022)

  • A Love Song

    A Love Song
  • Chosen

    Chosen
  • Wormwood

    Wormwood
  • Bashert

    Bashert
  • Lumber Dog

    Lumber Dog
  • Aisling for the Land

    Aisling for the Land
  • Hard Boiled Boy

    Hard Boiled Boy
  • The Blasted

    The Blasted
  • Sense of Time

    Sense of Time
  • We Reflect

    We Reflect
  • A Family Grown

    A Family Grown
  • Fly — Away

    Fly — Away
  • Curtains

    Curtains
  • A Question Heard

    A Question Heard
  • The Storm

    The Storm
  • A Dis-Ode to the Mushoom

    A Dis-Ode to the Mushoom
  • Bun in the Oven

    Bun in the Oven
  • The world don’t owe you nothing

    The world don’t owe you nothing
  • the syrphid

    the syrphid
  • Osborne

    Osborne
  • Love is not a Word

    Love is not a Word
  • Meta

    Meta
  • Super-Pop

    Super-Pop
  • footprints on the sands of time

    footprints on the sands of time
  • Spring Grows

    Spring Grows
  • Neptune’s Recline

    Neptune’s Recline
  • Red Light, Green Light, Stop

    Red Light, Green Light, Stop
  • Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights
  • Afterwinter

    Afterwinter
  • The Story of a Dog

    The Story of a Dog

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