I Never Heard the Flowers Cry
Until I did
By Cathy holmesPublished about a year ago • Updated about a year ago • 1 min read
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Solemnly the roses wept, when
I mirrored their crimson hue.
Low, the bonnets held their heads,
each shedding tears of blue.
Never I heard the pansies cry, as they landed on the floor. Until the ivy
creeping softly, led me through the door.
Each moment henceforth triumphed in the tiger lilies’ roar.
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Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
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Oh, where are you Cathy Holmes. Your words are like the flowers, to die for.
Lovely, simply lovely.
A powerful, daring, and hopeful poem. So much imagination and playfulness with language and image.
This is next-level incredible, Cathy! Each line is stunning and powerful. Beautiful job!
Love the mirroring of flower to mood, and the colours make this such a visual read🤗
Oh this was divine, my friend. It should be hanging on a wall or in a poetry book somewhere :)
I love this approach to the prompt! Beautiful poem 🥀
Poetic synesthesia. Love it. Gorgeous work Cathy. Really clever concept too!
Loved the flowers and the beauty in way you crafted this
I loved how you gave personality to the different flowers! Brilliant!!
OOHH, I love this, my friend! Especially "the tiger lilies’ roar." Purr!
Great take on the challenge , beauiful words
This is truly remarkable poetry, Cathy. One of your best, in my opinion and a marvelous entry for the challenge.
Brilliantly written, my friend!!!💕❤️❤️
This is a unique poem and deserves to be a top story. Congrats.
This has me without words to describe. Simply incredible. Something I could’ve studied in college. Simply beautiful, my friend. Surely a winner.
Phenomenal writing Cathy! This piece was simply amazing! 🤩
This is beautifully brilliant! Such flow and clever lines with powerful floral imagery
Oh, but I do love this poem so much! It's beautifully and lingeringly haunting for your reader. I am so intrigued with the silent sound of flowers, and you have captured this mystery so well in the text of your superbly beautiful poem.
This is just beautiful to listen to in my head.
😮 Wow, such dazzling work, Cathy! This is a winner!
What a lovely, flowing, and positively BLOOMING work of poetry. :)
Stunning work 👏🥰❤️👌
This is amazing, Cathy
Fantastic poem!