On this rainy day,
Cold damp enters the stem,
Stiffening the buds.
Red veins dry to yellow.
Petals close tightly,
Waiting for the sun.
Waiting for the bees.
Waiting for the children.
Splashing in rain puddles,
Muddy in and out of boots,
Fragrance of a young girl,
Laughing honeyed breaths
Of magic youth.
Flowers watching,
Green with envy.
Red with longing.
Brothers clap and mother groans,
Wet mud rises in fountains,
Falls in joyful splatters.
Rain mixes with laughter:
Child magic.
The sun hears.
Clouds part.
Flowers open.
Copyright 2014 Brenda Davis Harsham
42 thoughts on “Waiting Flowers”
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Lovely and magical! “Laughing honeyed breaths” is fab!
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Thanks!! 🙂
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How did I miss these beauties! Beautiful Brenda! Good luck!
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Thanks!! 🙂
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How lovely, sounds like a real fun day – brings back memories of being a child again! 🙂
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I love pleasing an inner child. 🙂
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Brenda, I enjoyed it, thank you. Bill
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nothing like a little child magic
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Nothing!
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Lovely description of that magical moment when the sun breaks through.
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If only it would. Most kids need to get out there stomping in puddles! 🙂
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I used to love stomping in puddles.
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🙂 I was never allowed to, so I take great pleasure in letting my kids. LOL
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🙂
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Oh, how sweet and lovely!! I love this poem Brenda!! It is adorable! 🙂 And I would not at all mind being a Jane! (as long as I don’t have to be Tarzan’s girlfriend!!! 🙂 ) Hihi! Have you read my Fairy Tea Party poem? I so wanted you to come along for the party! Hihihihi:-) The Fairy Queen sooooo wants to meet you! 🙂 Lovely Lovely Magical Fairy-Brenda! 🙂
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I have come by, and I love your Fairy Tea Party!! How joyful I feel after I visit your blog. Thanks for your lovely words about my poem. I had just watched Il Postino, and I wanted to write something beautiful. Joyful.
You will not be Tarzan’s girlfriend. 🙂
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Beautiful, Brenda! 🙂 Happy spring and happy gardening!
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Thanks! It’s pouring buckets this morning, but the gardening urge is coming!
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Lovely.
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Thanks!
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
YEAH…RAIN PUDDLES! 🙂
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A lovely and fun read, as usual. Thanks Brenda.
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Thanks!!
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Look at all the Tulips!!! You are going to Tulip Heaven, Brenda!!! OH wowwOW!!!!!!! I must go hunt in my neighbor’s gardend now in between the rain drops. xx Amy
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I had a brief dash between raindrops. This is a public garden actually. 🙂 The tulips in my yard are not quite so plentiful.
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Still raining here, Brenda. And it is SO wet and muddy I don’t know if I dare go out in the gardens. LOL I bet your Tulips bring magic! How can they not being in your yard?
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🙂 Thanks!! Our flowers should be lovely after all this rain.
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As long as the Sun follows. …. Flowers need Sun too! 🙂
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Dear Brenda,
As a birthday gift, I am posting your Haibun for the Soul piece as a Best of Better Endings re-blog story as of now through tomorrow.
Linda
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Why, thank you! What a lovely birthday gift!! 🙂 I’ll come by and look. Warmly, Brenda
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Your gravatar doesn’t link to your site anymore. Can you give me a link? 🙂
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Thinking about what all this rain today will do for the flowers is kind of nice.
I just wish it wasn’t being quite so nice…
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I wish we could have some sun tomorrow. 🙂
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Beautiful! Sounds like we have the same weather, lots of rain and fog. Hope the sun comes out again soon!
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Me, too! It’s raining for days!!
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Delightful!
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Thanks!!
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You are most welcome, Brenda.
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Sounds alot like me today too! 🙂 Lovely Brenda!
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🙂 Hugs, Morgan!
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Lovely:) Like the tulips, I too am waiting for the sun.
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You ARE a flower!
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