A Simple Flower Poem by Ernestine Northover
A Simple Flower
How I used to make, when as a child so young,
a daisy chain, by hands that were so neat,
And around my neck, it was so very carefully hung,
those blooms with sunny centres, so petite.
The pleasure was to me so charming and so fine,
and wandering through them was a joyful treat,
A sea of white, so startling, so refreshing, so divine,
like a feast of new laid snowflakes, 'neath my feet.
They may have been known only as just a simple flower,
and yet they shone with luminous resolve,
They carried neither, height, nor strength nor a mighty power,
and yet over thousands of years, they did evolve.
Such a carpet of pretty heads, that in them, I carefully knelt,
their faces beaming up, caused me to gaze,
Upon their display of perfection, such emotion then I felt,
that I'll love every Bellis Perennis, all my days.
© Ernestine Northover
I admire anyone who can fit 'dasiy chains' in perfect metre- I was going to use it for Middle Class Romance but couldn't make it work! What this poem shows, is your power in making the everyday parts of life seem extraordinary. The eye for detail is unimpaired, Ernestine.
I sat in the garden and made a daisy chain only the other day - they were about to be mown over! Your poem captured the perfection of these simple flowers in such detail - a beautifully observed composition Ernestine. Warmest wishes, Justine.
Daisy! daisy! give me your answer do, in a, poem, caught in a time by you A wonderful moment caught in the heart of a wonderful person Love Duncan X
(A Simple Flower by Ernestine Northover.) **Beauty and Reflection.
These were part of my childhood too Ernestine. Your imagery is wonderful and I can relate to all your words and 'flower words'. 10 Karin Anderson
This is so beautiful Ernestine, I love pastoral poems and this is up there with the best. Wonderful work. Andrew x
Simplicity is an art and God is the greatest artist of all. He is the Creator of flowers and gifted poets. Lovely work, Ernestine. Warm regards, Sandra
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4/16/2024 8:20:38 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Lovely poem. Well said! One of the most refreshing poems I have read in a while.