Wednesday, August 29, 2018

shades of white spider-like blooms

                                                                                                   Author PumpkinSky
Image: The White Pink Spider Flower (here)

the 10 of 12 given words:
white native jungle, pretend confound 
police  parents ditch shanties,record 

colorful shades of white spider-like
blooms with purple or pink stamens

native to the jungles of South
America a pretender with ability
to attract with its variety of colors

it is not necessary to confound
'predators' being overly deer
and rabbit resistant species

instead blessed with abundance
of butterflies and hummingbird
suitors milling around in the warm
days of its hardy existence

free from having to police
its presence like a matured lady
who ditched her parents to
stake freely a living as survivors
in menacing shanties to
record undisturbed growth

Sunday's Whirligig #177
Sanaa's at Real Toad's - the tuesday platform

8 comments:

  1. Thanks for giving us a glimpse of a part of the world some many never see. Lovely verse Hank.

    Yvonne.

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  2. Striking out into a new territory.
    I wouldn't go to South America. Too many things that can kill you there.

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  3. Excellent use of the given words here, Hank!💞 Powerful poem 😊

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  4. Hopefully all the predators stay there.

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  5. cool flower Hank - I don't think I've ever seen one before.

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  6. This is quite vivid in its narration, the natural way of growing undisturbed is always interesting.
    -HA

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