#DailyFlowers
February is almost ending, and flowers are blooming like crazy; their heads bobbing up and down, gently swaying in the breeze and at times literally being the cheerleaders. Whether in gardens, on shrubs/trees/plants or in bouquets, braids or reigning as decorations, they are supreme.
Someone brought the laddoo to center stage and thence came the marriage reference: Shaadi ke phool....Shaadi ke laddoo se behtar?
When flowers over laddoos score wins
You know the sharer has lobbied some spins
Tales that put sweets against flowers
Must be having some mysterious unseen powers
Then she went a flower hunting
And found colors a-bunting
White-yellows, mauve and orange yellows
In combination they did make for merry fellows
Looking for a caption for these silly lilies that are taking so much time to blossom. Vivek responded with: Here are a few lines for silly lily
बाजारसे आई लिली
उसकि तबियत है ढिली
ईतना सारा पानी पी ली
फिरभी नही खिली
शिकायत करते ही खिल गयी!!
लिली की मुस्कान खिली
जरासी ढीठ , जरासी शर्मिली
Not content with that she brought in silly lilies three
They refused to go on a blooming spree
A plaint raised in the group brought forth
An admonition to blossom and show their worth
Gracing pathways pinks and whites did twinkle
Yellows with them did march along
Singing to some secret song
Memories of flowers last so long
Never mind to which circa the blooms belong
Flowers to cheer, blooms to greet
Only with them is life complete
It celebrates the advent of spring
Pinks, whites and ladies bright
Making for a lovely sight
I walked into a CVS after almost a year. It's a pharmacy. This is what I saw first.
In these days the heart craves them more
Whites, lilacs, pinks did shine
Signing a cheery welcome to the customer in line
Lest you think Nature paints only precisely
You should know colors she pairs almost wisely
Blooms are her canvas to decorate
She allows a myriad shades to them percolate
A good friend has exited the city
On his farms are many blooms so pretty
One on #Twitter caught my eye today
I sought his permission to let it on the blog play
Freda Aunty is back with pinks and reds
These colors always are ahead
Of the pack, they are the stronger
They also seem to be around longer
They are deeply varied fares
Others bring forth hues our hearts to gladden
Yet others are meant for friend's to greet
On birthdays a greeting sweet
Someday's, contributors share gyaan, it was Vivek's turn: Yesterday we went house hunting for a friend. I was focused on this. One fact about bougainvillea I got to know from a botany professor is that what I thought to be flowers is actually a grouping of leaves around the real flower. I trust him and have resisted googling
Another bougainvillea shrub is blooming in glee
Decorating the boundary wall, it's on a fun spree
Leaves we thought are flowers
Are actually guardians of the inner flowery showers
My Co-Contributors
Shalini; Shashi; Rachna & Vishnu; @Hiway; Freda Aunty; Vivek
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