General Poetry posted June 22, 2009 | Chapters: | ...8 9 -10- |
wildflower haiku series
A chapter in the book Wildflower Haiku
(verdant meadowlands) haiku
by adewpearl
verdant meadowlands play host to vibrant purples viva violets |
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There are almost 500 species of violets throughout the world. It is a tiny flower but one that goes almost anywhere. In another poem months ago I wrote about the legendary modesty of the violet, this flower that grows low to the ground and bows its head beneath its heart shaped leaves, but in this haiku I've chosen the other side of its personality. Green fields can become almost purple when enough violets are growing in them, and the color is not modest at all. The use of viva, meaning something like, long live, in the final line, is in the spirit of sayings like Viva Zapata or Viva Las Vegas.
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