Flower 10 - The Beaming Bougainvillaea Poem by Geeta Radhakrishna Menon

Flower 10 - The Beaming Bougainvillaea

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Bougainvillaea
Blends and splashes its colours through its
Beaming bracts,
Branching and spreading like a flame.

Hues red of a glowing sunrise,
Hues orange of a soothing sunset,
Shades pink of pretty angel wings,
Shades yellow of juicy ripe mangoes.

Serene, yet colourful, Bougainvillaea
Sets its attractive colours through
Silky bracts, so soft and tender,
Signalling as a brand gender.

Do not be misguided by these
Dazzling beauties,
For they are neither leaves nor
Flowers, but flashy coloured bracts.

The tiny white flowers of Bougainvillaea,
Tactfully hide, enveloped by the bracts,
To be protected from the pecking birds,
To be guarded from the pestering bees.

Thorns abound the branches of Bougainvillaea,
Thriving as bodyguards of these tropical flames.
Think not to dismiss these playful bracts,
They are a joyous tribute to the kingdom of plants.

Flower 10 - The Beaming Bougainvillaea
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: flower,plants,joy
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Lamar Cole 31 December 2017

This is a very delightful and enjoyable poem to read.

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Thank you Lamar for reading the poem and enjoying it too.

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Vrinda 15 October 2020

Beautiful poem on Bougainville. It’s so colourful and bright.

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Indulekha Menon 14 October 2020

Poem on Beaming bougainvillas beautifully penned. The various colours red, orange compared to sunrise sunset also depicts the poet's love for nature. Superb photography too.

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Kumarmani Mahakul 04 January 2018

Beaming bracts we see in branching of beautiful Bougainvillaea. You have nicely observed and interestingly penned this poem with hope and love. Dazzling beauties we feel of these flowers. Thorns abound the branches of Bougainvillaea to protect flowers. We feel tender essence from every line in this excellent poem.10

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Thank you so much Kumarmani ji for your kind words. You have always been generous. May God bless you.

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Loke Kok Yee 04 January 2018

You have done great justice to this lovely flower with your well written poem. Thanks Geeta'

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Thank you Loke. So nice and kind of you. God bless you.

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Akhtar Jawad 31 December 2017

What a beautiful description of pretty flowers, the picture i also nice looks like a maiden in green dress.

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That's so nice. A pretty maiden in green dress. Thank you so much.

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