Author’s note: Written to celebrate the sensuous beauty of nature, resplendent in her Spring trousseau.
Enjoying a Flower
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A freshly bloomed flower, full and succulent,
tender plumped folds, new-formed,
glisten with dewy nectar.
Bringing face to flower
pleasures the senses with heady fragrance.
Luscious form and ripened blush delight the eye.
A gentle touch parts silken petals, revealing the inner bud,
swollen with the urgency of life.
Intoxicating, to breathe such vital beauty.
Consumed, one savors slowly.
Exquisitely delicious, this young flower, full bloom!
…
Rob Kistner © 2007
Hi Rob,
I very much like the line “swollen with the urgency of life”. This is a lovely evocation of Spring.
Thank you Gino!
I have always felt an urgency of life in Spring. Buds and blooms and new life bursting, reaching, breaking the bonds of winter that have held them at bay — renewal is urgent, sensual. The sensuousness of birth and freshness, dripping, luscious — nature’s nectars and vital juices oozing from everything.
Spring is very heady for me.
–and so it goes–
…Rob
Morning Rob, I see we have similar thoughts about Spring.
This piece will stay with me, I hope, so that I *do* take the time to really savor all the complexities and nuances of my spring garden as it unfolds… I love your choice of the word ‘consumed’. Beautiful poem, thank you for sharing.
peace.
I love flowers too!
Sasha / Juliet –
Thank you, I appreciate the kind words!
Yes, I find Spring, and the opening of young blooms, very exhilarating. Roses are enchanting. My favorite of all flowers is the orchid — not usually part of the Spring garden.
–and so it goes–
…Rob
Sensuous and leaving my mouth watering for me. Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you GZ!
Thank you for visiting Image & Verse as well.
That’s just what Spring does to me.
–and so it goes–
…Rob
Very sensous and erotic feel to it. It left me wanting more..
Flowers are incredible when one really takes the time to look at them… you do this so well, Rob, in your lovley poem for today.
Gautami / Regina –
Thank you both!
A flower, nature in general, is incredible, sensuous — what a magnificent gift we’ve been given. I pray we learn to appreciate and care for it.
–and so it goes–
…Rob
Hi Rob,
I adore spring and flowers…you’ve captured the desire to inhale and inhabit remarkable sweet beauty.
Thank you …deb!
Here in Portland (the “Rose City”) we have the International Rose Test Garden with over 7,000 hybrids rose plants of more than 550 varieties on permanent display. This time of year is spectacular in the Garden!
My wife Kathy and I visit there several times during the Spring, especially to see the new hybrids that have come in from around the world. Gorgeous!
We have roses in our garden here at our home, but living in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, we are always loosing them to the deer. It seems roses are delicious to eat! 🙂
Again, thanks for visiting Image & Verse.
–and so it goes–
…Rob
A very sensuous piece – almost felt a little raunchy. Such beautiful, romantic imagery.
Thank you Blondie!
Spring is very sensuous to me, and beautiful, and romantic — it maybe makes me feel a tiny bit randy, but in a loving way. 🙂
Well, after your poem, you’re not the only one who enjoyed THAT flower. I guess it must be hard to write about something like a flower, that most everyone else has written or tried to write about.
Rethabile – I’m glad you enjoyed as well. With regard to writing about flowers, I suppose it all depends on your perspective. 🙂
I am most drawn to the exotic beauty of orchids. Exquisite flowers!
In my responding to your comment here, you have introduced me fully to the Poéfrika site. WONDERFUL site! Thank you very much for making me better aware of the marvelous writing there. I will go back many times.
“swollen with the urgency of life”
That line leaps out to make my day. (Gino said it first, and I fully subscribe. Cheers!)
Soulless –
Glad you were touched! Very happy to have made your day… 🙂