My small collection of spring bulbs started blooming in early May. Now, barely a month later, only late bloomers remain. I wrote this haiku using the prompt words ‘flag’ and ‘fallen’ for Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge #99:
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Faithful flags of spring,
rainbow bulb blooms soon become
lost fallen petals.
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The spring flowers do not last long but they sure are wonderful to see when winter is ending!
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They sure are! It’s a thrill from the buds to the final blooms.
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So pretty! The season passes too quickly…
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Yes spring does pass quickly though technically it’s still spring– it already feels like mid-summer (can’t say I ‘m complaining but we have had lots of heat and very little rain)
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Love your first line, Janice. Wonderful tribute to temporary beauties. 🙂
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Thanks Olga. So much is temporary but I never really thought about the brevity of spring flowers before.
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You capture the uplifting start of Spring to its final sad wilting beautifully. Lovely photos too – yep, all gone here too but the roses are blooming!
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Thanks Annika 🙂 yes there is whole host of summer flowers 🙂
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Beautiful haiku and great to come from your yard.Enjoy the colour Janice
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Thanks Denis. Summer is my time for garden photos:)
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Lovely, Janice, and a fitting metaphor for these days of remembrance.
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Thanks Jane…I felt the metaphor too though I didn’t form it intentionally.
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It’s always there though, isn’t it, behind the thought.
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It’s a wonderful haiku, Janice!=)
I’ve nominated you for the 3 Day Quotes Challenge. If you choose to accept, there’s more information in this post: https://fantasyraconteur.wordpress.com/2016/06/01/day-ii-of-the-3-day-quote-challenge/
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Thank you :). I am always up for a challenge:) timing could be delayed as my garden is top priority right now but I ‘m already thinking of a possible theme:)
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Timing is no problem=) I look forward to seeing your posts!
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This is a lovely and interesting use of the challenge . Your flowers are beautiful it’s a shame they last such a short time. Your words have immortalised them .😃
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Thank you 🙂 they are certainly a treat especially after a long winter.
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😃😂😉
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Spring offers folks a mixed bag of feelings.When I was a youngster I used to grow crocuses. It was fun to watch them bloom so early in the season and sad to know that they would be the the first flower to disappear way before the other flowers bloomed.They were always a colorful vanguard for the season. Enjoy the day. 🙂
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Crocuses would have been fun 🙂 thanks for dropping by.
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I like your take on the prompt Janice, a nice shift…:)
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Thanks 🙂
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beautiful flowers! indeed their life is too short ! so much a reminder as you expressed through your haiku.
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