Quietly slipping out of the ground,
In the spring, the green leafy shoots
Foretell of great things to come.
Bright and fresh, they gather speed
Reaching toward the sun, until
Gracefully slender, they stand taller than a man.
Fashionably chic with animal print stripes,
They smile, knowing the secrets they hold.
Swinging, swaying, dancing with a breeze,
They are mesmerizing to behold.
As heat gathers around them and others
Seem to wilt, we find
The secrets they’ve been keeping since spring.
Crowns of spiky florets bloom and shine
Like a jeweled coronet, lifting and bowing
Happily in the wind.
As days grow shorter and colder
The stems do not wilt, as other plants do
Rather, they stand tall and proud, becoming
A lovely tawny shade.
The once queenly florets become soft, fuzzy cotton candy
As they drop the seeds they have kept secret all summer.
Seeds that will become…..
New, graceful, leafy shoots,
Quietly slipping out of the ground next spring.
Photo by Judy
Good night to my favorite readers!
Judy
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Thanks for your visit and your kind words. I’m enjoying your blog. Amazing photos!
Thank you very much Robert! you have an awesome blog! Thanks for stopping by!
beautiful painted images of the life and seasons of the The Porcupine Grass
thanks for sharing
Thank you very much, fivereflections. Your comments mean a lot to me, coming from as great a writer as you are….
Good morning Judy 🙂
Totally cool poetry you wrote my friend
the porcupine grass will smile when they hear it 🙂
My favorite line
“Swinging, swaying, dancing with a breeze,
They are mesmerizing to behold.”
and they become “fuzzy cotton candy”!!! 😀 awesome cotton candy
Thank you Amira! As you know, I’ve been trying to “capture” these lovelies in a photo, but they move too much for my camera. I found some on the ground after the last heavy snow, sadly they did not rise again as the others did. So I brought them inside and shot photos of them without the wind! 😉 Thank you for liking my poem!
Judy, this is a beautiful picture ! I love it ! This grass is among my favorites, I like to decorate with them, I don’t have any right now so I’ll have to pick some next autumn. You write this poem ? it’s so beautiful, I’m impressed ! 🙂 I’m a lover of words, I like poems and you’re very talented at it.
Jocelyn…Thank you so much for your kind words. I am truly flattered. I did write the poem…but I have only started writing the last couple of weeks! I think the last poem I wrote was in elementary school! 😉 Everyone on WP inspires me, so I decided to try. I love all kinds of grasses, but the Porcupine has a special place in my heart, too. Thanks for your comments.
A truly striking piece of writing my friend,
I do hope that your weekend is filled with
excitement…
Androgoth
Thank you, Androgoth, I appreciate your compliment. Have an exciting weekend, yourself!
Magical!
Thank you, elroy! I appreciate your comment!
Loving your words and photo, Judy!
Wow…thank you, mj! Your comments and compliments are most welcome!
WOWZ Judy!! 🙂 This is a fantastisch piece!! 😀 More…..
More? lol You are too funny! (but very sweet!) Thanks for your WOWZ and fantastisch!! I’m so flattered and overwhelmed by the responses like yours and others…It only continues to give me inspiration and confidence to try more. Thank you.
waoo i have missed alot of things in my exams
so now i found out u r also a good poetess as well as a great photographer
Awww…thanks Nalaik. You are very sweet to say that. I’m glad exams are over for a while. Yay! 😉
yeah exams are over B-)
hi 5
woot woot! hi 5 back at cha…! 😉
This is a beautiful poem… 🙂
Thank you Elizabeth!