So pretty in red
but lasting only one day
hibiscus fell off.
***
It gave me three buds,
Each flowered just for one day,
Now done for awhile.
I'll wait for next batch
Eagerly looking forward
to more blooms to come.
***
Should I crop its top
So that it grows sideways, not
In one fine tall stalk?
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Lana V Lynx
Avid reader and occasional writer of satire and short fiction. For my own sanity and security, I write under a pen name. My books: Moscow Calling - 2017 and President & Psychiatrist
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Ditched - Index
This index is just for my subscribers. I finished and published this long story or short novella of 6,000 words recently. I tried to link all previous parts of the story in the next one, so if you went along you shouldn't have been lost. This index is just put everything in one place.
By Lana V LynxExclusive • 3 months ago
Exploring New Beginnings: Amanda Larson’s “January First” Captures the Promise and Reflection of a Fresh Year
January has always held a special place in the human imagination. It is a month that marks both an ending and a beginning, a moment to reflect on the past while looking forward to the possibilities ahead. In her poem “January First,” Amanda Larson encapsulates this duality with remarkable grace, offering readers a meditation on time, renewal, and the quiet, often unspoken emotions that accompany the start of a new year.
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Lovely poem, photos & flower… my first Labrador loved eating this type of Hibiscus! 🤣Probably sweet with nectar.🤔
You are so much better with plants than me!
Beautiful. I like the fleeting nature of it too. Makes it all the more precious. Personally, I would prune it to give it shape as if it keeps growing ever upwards, it's just going to get straggly.
I don't get it when flowers work so hard to bloom then fall off. I kept a book where I pressed them and wrote poems...lost in in storage during Corona. Its lovely though. Enjoy.
Oooo, those flowers are prettyyyy! Loved your Haikus!