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08 Mar 2012
March 8, 2012 0 Comments By Cori Oakley Edgar A. Guest, Spring , ,

Tulips: Edgar A. Guest

Tulips
By Edgar A Guest

The tulips are in bloom again,
As every passer-by can see –
A lovely sight of read and white
And bronze and purple pageantry.

Braver warriors of hope are they
Who nod and sway beneath the sun
And seem to say, “Let come what may,
Our duty here once more we’ve done.”

“We shall not see the roses bloom
Nor long outlive the breath of spring
But brave of heart we play our part,
Each one of us a lovely thing.

“What if in two brief weeks we pale
And to the changing season bow,
And row by row to death we go?
We have our share of glory now.

“Gaze on us, weary passer-by,
Enjoy our beauty while you may,
And like us give, the while you live,
Your utmost best to every day.”

08 Mar 2012
March 8, 2012 0 Comments By Cori Oakley Coral Bells, Perennial, Spring , , ,

Perennial of the Year – Jen’s Pick

 

Coral Bells – Pinot Gris

This first picture is taken today, March 8, 2012.  The second is taken in the middle of the summer when they are in full bloom.   The blooms are really not that spectacular, but sweet and subtile.  The foliage is the true winner for Jen.  Even though the leaves look a little tattered, after a long winter, it still provides color and interest, in an otherwise sleeping garden.  Then of course throughout the rest of the growing season, they provide a great base for almost any garden bed.  A great staple!

08 Mar 2012
March 8, 2012 0 Comments By Cori Oakley Poetry, Spring , , , ,

“Return” by Edgar A. Guest

Christmas Rose
Hellebores, otherwise known as Christmas Roses, love shade and often bloom in winter or early spring.

Return
written by: Edgar A Guest

The robins soon will call again,
And high upon the wall again
And up and down the window frames,

We’ll see the ivy creep.

It’s getting on to spring again.
The birds are on the wing again.
Old Mother Earth is yawning now

And stretching in her sleep.

The tulips red and white again
Will make a lovely sight again,
And in between the shrubbery

The daffodils will gleam.

The daisies soon will grow again
Wherever mortals go again
And flower and fern will grace the banks

Of every running stream.

The skies will soon be blue again.
The trees in garments new again
Will cast their shadows on the grass

Where little children play.

As April warms the earth again
The flowers will come to birth again
Like smiles that follow all our fears

When trouble fades away.