Esperanto: Ode to Green
Fiddlehead fern!
Malachite blossom-
unfurl your sweet
head and wave
delicate jade fingers;
you darling jewel of
veridian tang.
My tongue sweats
at the very first
hint of your rising
joy.
I'll not salad you;
I'll only vest
myself in emeralds
of your ordinary
time.
Spring ahead to
magenta bloom,
fall back to
a green ray;
one of the universally
good things.
You, Vert,
flag of glory!
-Andromeda Jazmon
Trisha's Poetry Stretch this week is a challenge to write a color poem. This is my Ode to Green - my favorite color. I found definitions, idioms, cultural references, etc. here. Read the color poems others have written here.
4 comments:
How fun to hear your voice! Aren't you all cutting edge!!!
(Great fiddlehead pictures -- ours are just coming up.)
What a glorious poem. Loved hearing you read it!
I love that you've found such a powerful way to share your photos with your poems.
I also looove "I'll not salad you..." which makes me smile, every time.
"I'll not salad you..." I'll think about that each time I pick my lettuce to salad it! Lovely reading and a glorious poem. Thank you.
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