Oh well, the blog is growing by leaps and bounds! More and more friends are sharing pix. A friend from years gone by saw the posts on FB and sent some real beauties in and another friend not only shares flowers but long gyan with them. So, let's hop and skip to it!
This old tree with roots gnarled
Has seen many who traveled
What tales deep could this tree trunk tell
What mysteries did in it dwell
Who all met it in the glade
How many found shelter in its shade
Did the tired and weary lay down to rest
Did it offer a seat to those on test
Has it seen the majesty of empires, kings and queens
Did the court's ladies around it preen
Mayhaps its tales are old
And needs a soul to be bold
If one were to gently stay
Mayhaps its tales may thee sway
Tales of now and of yore
A storyteller of times no more
Along with this old tree
Monica sent lovely blooms in full glee
The lavender-purple-pinks are in power
On us blessings and beauty do they shower
The purple-violet family seems to say
I have not as yet had my full day
They are back to play with other colors
Enlivening the days of summer
Along with the lavender and pinks
Yellows come to make you think
Such cheer and boldness do they gaily wear
Sing of songs and hearts fair
Alongside them are blooms rare
That cast their beauty on the air
Pinks, lavender and whites did join
Nature tossed and won the coin
Flowers sun-kissed and drenched
Their gorgeousness in our hearts firmly entrenched
Perched securely on waif-like stems
These whites firmly hold day and night
Will-of-the-wisp and night's cactus' might
Nature's majesty and its powers
Are displayed in its variety of flowers
Foxtail, dogwood and so many more
One by one demanding an encore
Lucknow saw some un-seasonal rains
But their fruits were ours to gain
Roses made their presence felt
The summer heat they did away melt
My Co-Contributors
Monica (the tree & lavender-purple-pinks); Shalini, Vivek, Deepak, Shashi and Alka; Sai, Shashi & Vishnu (aka, Vee); Shashi, Shalini & June; Shashi, Deepak, Vishnu & HippyMallu; Ranjona, Shashi, Vishnu, Vivek, Shalini & Suki; Shashi & Shalini; Anjali & Rachna; Anjali, Shashi & Rachna; Deepak, Shashi, Vivek & Vishnu; Gautam
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