Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Fleuri Poesie



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Fleuri Poesie

“The earth laughs in flowers.”
--Ralph Waldo Emerson.

A choice between One
and Sixteen leads
to the latter.

Trump wants more than a
dictatorship; he wants to
be the goddamn Czar.

Was Prince really a purple queen,
or was he something in between?

Trumpland has no yellow brick roads;
rather an infinite trail of tears.

Jack Ice
was a petty thug;
not nice.

New Mexico skies
are dazzling blue, trying
to be electric.

A Topaz ring can
house blue fire, like natural
gas flames turned high.

Being a black woman
is more than a black beauty
or a dusky gem.

There is a bridge in
Seattle called Aurora
and George Washington.

You know I love you
tender and true, and nothing
can diminish it.

I’m just a poet,
not a wizard of words, but
I still can aspire.

An hour before the
sun sets, I gaze upon my
sweet golden acres.

A Disney Arab
character always carries
a long purple sword.

My first spouse was a
lazy housewife, but I stayed
with her for five years. 


Glenn Buttkus

Couplet, haiku, and senryu.

Posted over at d'Verse Poets Pub



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13 comments:

  1. Jade LiMay 12, 2020 at 1:51 PM

    Each poem a colorful flower in the bouquet!

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  2. sarahMay 12, 2020 at 2:13 PM

    Great senryu series - you really riffed on those words.

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  3. Mary HoodMay 12, 2020 at 2:34 PM

    I love how you set each of these apart from the other. My favorites are "I’m just a poet, not a wizard of words, but I still can aspire." And "My first spouse was a lazy housewife, but I stayed with her for five years."

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  4. Frank HubenyMay 12, 2020 at 3:30 PM

    Nice stanza that I can relate to about my own attempts:

    "I’m just a poet,
    not a wizard of words, but
    I still can aspire."

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  5. RicardoMay 12, 2020 at 4:22 PM

    Very nice "Poesia floral" (in my language)

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  6. TruedessaMay 12, 2020 at 5:13 PM

    I enjoyed the whole series, but the one that stands out the most for me is the following

    I’m just a poet, not a wizard of words, but I still can aspire.

    You do inspire us in the community.

    and love should be tender and true

    wishing you and yours health and love...

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  7. Gillena CoxMay 12, 2020 at 7:41 PM

    😊A string of delight i am smiling

    Much💜love

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  8. Kim M. RussellMay 13, 2020 at 12:33 AM

    Another perfect quote and a colourful image to accompany your ‘Fleuri Poesie’, Glenn. My favourite flowers in the posy are:
    ‘New Mexico skies
    are dazzling blue, trying
    to be electric’
    and
    ‘An hour before the
    sun sets, I gaze upon my
    sweet golden acres’.

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  9. Dr. Vandana SharmaMay 13, 2020 at 12:56 AM

    A hilarious take and makes smiles us all.

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  10. Linda Lee LybergMay 13, 2020 at 10:12 AM

    Your words are full of delight and wonder Glenn!

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  11. KerfeMay 13, 2020 at 11:04 AM

    I like the way the observations are separate, yet form a chain of thoughts.

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  12. brudbergMay 13, 2020 at 1:02 PM

    Each poem a little picture... you paint all darkness and beauty of your vast land.

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  13. purplepeninportland.comMay 15, 2020 at 11:22 AM

    what a wonderful series of poems, each one unique and stand-alone.

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