Tulips Poem by June Walker

Tulips

Rating: 4.6


A row of sergeant-majors
stands to attention beside the girders
of the glass-house. Wearing wine red busbies
above lime green uniform stalks:
a thin red line on parade.

After spring's magnificent bloom:
shrivelled petals,3 up,3 down-
like a row of blood-torn crimson irises,
or an army limping home.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
flowers in the garden
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Geeta Radhakrishna Menon 23 January 2018

How nice to see a poem on a flower. Tulips are beautiful flowers. The poetess has captured the essence of the flower and encapsulated them into a pretty poem. I like the comparison and description of the sergeant majors standing in attention in a parade. Lovely poem June

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Lyn Paul 23 January 2018

Beautiful flowers in your garden. Nature shows the most beauty of all. A little seriousness with the army limping home a reminder of life itself. Thank You

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Rae Seagull 23 January 2018

Excellent imagery and comparison. Loved the poem. Congratulations on Poem of the day!

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Anil Kumar Panda 23 January 2018

A nice poem. Short and sweet. Enjoyed. Congrats.

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Tom Allport 23 January 2018

a short poem that represents the colourful cycle of life both in peace and then war? ............well depicted June

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Jazib Kamalvi 22 August 2020

Write comment. Such a beautiful poem, June Walker. Read my poem, Love and Iust. Thanks.

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Rajnish Manga 23 January 2018

Congratulations, June Walker, for its having been selected as Poem of the Day'.

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Rajnish Manga 23 January 2018

Finding an army in the garden of tulips is a fantastic idea. Great portrayal of a fascinating and colourful nature. Thanks for all the joy the poem brings to the reader.

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Richard Wlodarski 23 January 2018

My ex-landlord's ex-girlfriend was passionate about tulips. The spring after she died, the most beautiful tulips bloomed in his garden. The mystery lies in that tulips had never before bloomed in his garden. There is no mystery here. June, you have deservedly received Poem Of The Day. I love the analogy to the army. Congratulations on an excellent write. Keep on marching with your poetry!

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James Mclain 23 January 2018

June, congratulations on your poem of the day.. James McLain

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