Poem #12 Tulip Time

It seems I always do a post about the tulips if we go up and see them during April. They are so beautiful, it is hard not to write something about them!

Tulip Time

Sky meeting dark green slender tops

Of trees like straight spears

Side by side

Poking through fluffed up cloud

Standing alone in a blue

Field overhead

Stretching for miles

The road flat running

Length of the expanse

Of vibrant color

Yellow, red, white with red tipped,

Orange, fuchsia, violet,

Yellow with red tips, midnight purple,

Light pink, lavender, royal reds,

Regal purple, and orange with brown tips

They electrify in sunlight

Brightening the puddled landscape

Traffic backed up for miles

As the silent sentinel trees

Stand guard

Waiting for them to

Turn their faces full

Up to the sun

And then flash out

Blown beauty

Loosing petals daily

Till they are all blown

Up and away

Until this time

Next year