Winter's Drum Beats

 #DailyFlowers

 So, the Beating Retreat Ceremony is over for 2022 and I have to say it feels incomplete!   I agree change is the only constant, but sometimes change takes the wrong & long way around. And so it seemed today. The many musicians and members of the bands are to be lauded for their efforts, but one melody didn't into another flow, alas! On the other hand, Covid is still inflicting damage. If they tell you it's mild, that's not an invitation to be careless! Too many are still being lost, too soon, so please do use the mask and follow other protocols! All is, however, not dark and dreary, there are splotches of brightness and vivid color. Flowers, through a myriad blooms inject so much needed color, glory, life and grace into our worlds. And talking of worlds, #Wordle is great fun! The entire Wordle playing world keeps the "day's Word" a secret! Yay! 

That cheery yellow was quite predominant this week
Across Mums, dahlias, roses and others it did peak
A color that always lights up the room
Chasing away the dark and gloom

A hue of blue hitherto unseen
Has joyfully come on the blog to preen
We have met its pinks, yellows, dark blues and white
But this one truly encapsulates nature's might
Keeping it company is a more traditional blue
Together they form a formidable crew

A deep pink with a translucent white center
Another share from Hiway does this blog enter
Freya, a beautiful panel does share
And winter's morn is very much here
From Rachna, getting ready to bloom
Showing a tightly tucked plume
A Dahlia in full regalia

The ever-glowing hibiscus puts on a show
Across people's gardens it merrily does grow
A flower with many new shades
Its beauty & charm never fades

Reds and pinks always do delight
And two felines are enjoying a flowery sight
Their colors are truly amazing
And one of them, towards the sky happily raising

Gardens are oceans of love and peace
In troubled times, to tired souls they give new lease
Flowers to their inherent nature remain true
Grace, lightness, soothing feelings they brew

My Co-Contributors

@Subytweets, Shashi & UdayBaxi; UdayBaxi, Shashi, & Shantha; @AparnaKarthi &Shashi; @Hiway, FreyaS, & Rachna; Yash, @AparnaKarthi & Vivek; @Subytweets, Shalini, Kirti, Kakul & UdayBaxi; June, Rachna, Vivek & Kirti