Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Tulips


                                                                      Attribution: Kor!An
Image: 1.The Yellow Tulip
                                                                      Attribution: Kor!An
 Image: 2.The Red Tulip
                                                                  Attribution: Wallpaper (here)
Image: 3 The Black Tulip
Source of images #1 and #2 : Wikimedia Commons

Dumas set the pace
Mysterious and elusive
A royal flower

Long posed a challenge
Rare find if you see one, a
common color yet,

A phenomena
rare of power and strength
Hail the Black Tulip

Written for Chev's CARPE DIEM #90 with prompt - tulips - and Tashtoo's hosting
at d'Verse OpenLinkNights week 78

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21 comments:

  1. Dave KingJanuary 8, 2013 at 3:46 AM

    And hail a rare use of Haiku, the first one especially. A winner here!

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  2. Brian MillerJanuary 8, 2013 at 3:50 AM

    black tulips are amazing...and beautiful...i like how the first line of the second plays well with each verse hank...

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  3. Amrit SinhaJanuary 8, 2013 at 5:06 AM

    Indeed looks royal :-)

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  4. Pat HattJanuary 8, 2013 at 5:51 AM

    The rosey colors lead into the dark and yet it is the dark the truly hits the mark.

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  5. WabiSabiJanuary 8, 2013 at 6:02 AM

    I love it when someone sends me to Google to look up a reference!! Dumas? Thanks for sharing!

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2013 at 6:12 AM

    loved that you added a touch of history & lit. great haiku

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  7. MaryJanuary 8, 2013 at 5:08 PM

    Interesting. I have never seen a black tulip!

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  8. SaravJanuary 8, 2013 at 6:07 PM

    Hank, I love tulips!! That black one is amazing. Excellent haikus, royal indeed.

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2013 at 7:10 PM

    Lovely set, thank you for sharing with us :)

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2013 at 7:41 PM

    Well done, Hank ... much inspiration derived from a lovely blossom! :)
    Bouquet of Tulips

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  11. SerenaJanuary 8, 2013 at 7:52 PM

    Wow... I too have never seen a black tulip. Your poem is beautiful.

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2013 at 8:00 PM

    Indeed!

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  13. Marbles in My PocketJanuary 9, 2013 at 3:39 AM

    Tulips are awesome, but I've never seen a black one. Beautiful! Nicve write and great pics, Hank!

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  14. GraceJanuary 9, 2013 at 5:37 AM

    A very unusual color indeed like black roses or orchids ~

    Good one Hank ~

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  15. hyperCRYPTICalJanuary 9, 2013 at 7:42 AM

    Beautiful!

    Anna :o]

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  16. AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 8:36 AM

    I had many black ones in garden growing up. They are very dramatic. Thanks. k.

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  17. Myrna R.January 9, 2013 at 9:02 AM

    Nice, to write about something so rare. I enjoyed reading this.

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  18. Optimistic ExistentialistJanuary 9, 2013 at 9:28 AM

    I loved this Hank. Quite beautiful. The tulips will be blooming here in KY in about two months :)

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  19. UnknownJanuary 9, 2013 at 10:07 AM

    Hail, indeed! I have grown a few flowers hybridized to reach the depth of black. It is stunning... and a bit creepy!

    http://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2013/01/09/youth-on-their-own/

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  20. UnknownJanuary 9, 2013 at 11:55 AM

    nice Hank. Been on a Haiku kick lately, these are great. Thanks

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  21. Lady In ReadJanuary 9, 2013 at 8:49 PM

    love it.. love tulips.. and these haikus are as beautiful as the flowers you write about.

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