Attribution: Korian
Image: Tulips in the Garden
Source: Wikimedia Commons (here)
Does one ever realize it
The wonder of flowers
The appeal is explicit
To many of our senses
It’s sweet and aromatic
A base for perfumery
Aroma by name specific
Supporting an industry
Its appeal to sight
Of brilliant colors
A darling of right
For palettes and cameras
Taste is another factor
Busy bees able to confirm
In their quest for nectar
A life giving form
Taste is not confined to bees
Humans take to consume
Tulips among others is believed
As edible and can be taken
Not forgetting the feel
To touch and savor its body
Delicate but a kiss can seal
Any mishandling impropriety
What if the world is devoid of flowers
It would be just greenery without colors
Written for Joe's hosting at d'Verse OpenLinkNight #97
The garden and world would be duller without the brighter blooms from tulips and flowers ~ I can't imagine eating them though ~
ReplyDeletehow sad a world it would be without all the color that flowers bring...and the scents for sure...love some of that nature perfume...smiles...never tried eating a tulip...hmmm
ReplyDeleteI can appreciate them indeed, but no green thumb at my feed
ReplyDeleteI hate to think of a world without flowers and I really enjoyed how you remind us of all the ways they please the sense, Hank.
ReplyDeleteI love tulips (in fact they are my favorite flower), but I don't think I could eat one. Life would be dreary without flowers.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that tulips were edible--beautiful piece!!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful, Hank.
ReplyDeleteWithout flowers it would be a much more dismal world!
I love tulips too... In fact, my middle dog is named Tulip!
Hi Hank, beautiful-- just like the flowers. Would really miss flowers they are one of my favorite things and always make me smile. Love how you linked all the perspectives on a flower together :-)
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ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful piece..tulips are beautiful..I recently went to a tulip festival and the park was beaming with various hues of this flower.
A wonderful post with a new take on "missing"...
ReplyDeleteExcellent profile on the tulip and I learned they are edible.
Most of all, I was struck by how the world would be without the color of flowers...indeed it would be a huge loss.
Thank you...
Peace,
Siggi
...to live with greenery is good... but with the greenery alone it is no different in a scene in winter --- dull and empty... the varied colours we see everyday are what gives life more happy & interesting to live with... smiles...
ReplyDeleteI like how the touch and kiss heal any mishandling ... Greenery is good too--I love how flowers and other colorful things love visiting it every year.
ReplyDeleteI nearly go insane during the winter without flowers that I would hate to think about it.
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