For Frank Tassone’s challenge.
around the well
the shooting spears
of untamed irises
ephemeral
born in spring rains
beetle bright
in spring damp
cool green water blue a world
in a flower
Haiku for wild irises
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For Frank Tassone’s challenge.
around the well
the shooting spears
of untamed irises
ephemeral
born in spring rains
beetle bright
in spring damp
cool green water blue a world
in a flower
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A world in a flower. I like that. 😀
I guess we have tame irises that grow wildly.
The cultivated ones last a lot longer which is good. I love them, such intricate petals and pretty colours.
Ours lasted for a while, but they’re all gone now, and we have tons of day lilies.
I love day lilies, but they don’t last long either (obviously) maybe that’s their charm.
I think ours must be days and days lilies-they seem to last. 😏
Ha ha! There must be lots of varieties then. The ones we had were called day lilies bcause they only lasted a day.
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“days and days lilies”, thank you for a good laugh!!! 🙂 –nice one!
I’m glad I could help you out, Liz. 🤣
Perfect. I esp.like the first one.
Thank you—the one I wrote first.
Well done.
“cool green water blue a world” – appreciate if you may let me know your thoughts.
Thank you. Do you mean, what does it mean? I was thinking of the colour of the flower, cool green and water blue, and that those are also the colours of the planet hence, a world in a flower.
Thank you. Got it now.
I’m glad. So have I now 🙂
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ah! I enjoyed reading your explanation of that line, thank you!
At least I could answer it—it’s not always the case 🙂
I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of these in the wild. Well, my wild is a concrete jungle.
I like that world in a flower line too.
Pat
Thanks Pat. I never realised things like forget-me-nots, tulips, peonies, irises etc etc had wild ancestors, but when you think about it it’s obvious.
You’re right, I never thought about it that way. I guess that’s where hiking in the woods become and adventure.
When you keep your eyes and ears open, it’s a revelation 🙂
You’re right😊
🙂
Love this one. “Beetle bright” reminds me of how gorgeous a lot of beetles are, the colors and iridescence are stunning.
They are. Stamping on creepy-crawlies is a reflex action many of us have from childhood. Now I spend an inordinate amount of time catching insects to put them outside…
Such greens…and then the splash of color. If you look inside a flower, it does contain worlds. (K)
It does, and the colours, whichever they are, seem just right. I remember as a child not having much sense of which colours ‘went’ together. I used blue then green then red and dabs of yellow. Never did understand why they didn’t ‘go’ together and why there were too many of them.
I think “beetle bright” is an inventive and wonderful way to describe a flower. I’m glad you have these irises to enjoy. We’re enjoying tiger lilies now.
Thank you. The irises have finished, as have most of the more spectacular wild flowers, but the cultivated flowers are doing fine. I don’t have any lilies. The day lilies we brought with us didn’t adapt.
Thank you for bringing the light of nature, Jane!
My pleasure, Michael 🙂
Thank you Jane! :-))
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Thank you!
Lovely poem and photos. I have lots of iris in my yard. I love them even though they don’t last long. When my children were growing up, there was a low spot in our yard near the fence. I planted some gorgeous yellow water iris there. It not only solved the problem but they were such a bright, sunny spot in my yard. Hugs.
Thanks Michelle! I love the yellow ones too. They grow along the river and by the stream here. Wild marsh irises but splendid enough to be cultivated 🙂