A Gardener's Delight
Here in my garden on a bright summer's day,
Balloon flower blossoms, so vibrantly blue,
Peek up at me as they bask in the sun.
The dew now has vanished, purloined by the sun,
And balloon flowers bloom to greet the new day;
They show off their elegant petals of blue.
Lovely these flowering bells of deep blue;
These cobalt corollas now kissed by the sun
Are gardener's delights on a midsummer's day.
A new day, balloon flowers blue, and the sun...
Published by Mike Powers
Winner of the 2010 Best of AC Award in the Books category, I am a freelance writer with extensive experience writing online book, movie, and music reviews, poetry, short stories, and other articles of gener... View profile
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32 Comments
Post a CommentI left some beautiful balloon flowers in my garden in Ohio. Your pictures and praise are a lovely substitute!
Nice! Your garden must be stunning.
beautiful verse and pictures!
Lovely :)
Beauiful!! :-)))
Love this Mike!
That is very beautiful, Mike.
Wonderful!
YES!
Only you would use "purloined," which I love!