I've never truly liked the 'Lily'
I've never wondered why
I've never felt the need to have one
And here's the reason why

It's not because they grow quite large
The Sunflower can grow larger
It's not because there's no sweet scent
The Foxglove doesn't either

I know why I dislike the Lily
In all its shapes and sizes
The Lily is a Killer you see
It kills the hunter of mice's


An original poem by Tulip1969 (First posted elsewhere in April 2013)

Thank you *smiles again*

Reflected light in water droplets
A spectrum of light appears
A beautiful arc or sometimes a double
Caused simply by the Earth's atmosphere

The angle is relative to the rays of the Sun
In the back of the droplet remarkable
42 degrees is the only direction
Causing this the appearing reversible


An original poem by Tulip1969

Those baubles of colour
Those baubles so bright
Those baubles that glitter
In the soft candlelight

I pat them quite gently
I watch how they swing
A new toy to play with
The joy that they bring

Mum says I'm naughty
She scolded me firmly
I knocked off the baubles
They broke quite easily

It wasn't on purpose
I had no mission
I saw them, I liked them
I'm only a Kitten!

Original poem by Tulip1969

Thank you. *smiles*

Time that curling wave
The spray upon my body
Feeling something rise


An original Haiku by Tulip1969

How I loved you Cherry pit
Playing on my tongue
Your juice was spent upon my lip
Your covered flesh all gone

I rolled you gently just for fun
My teeth they slightly parted
Back and forth caressed my tongue
But what had you just started

Privately within this mouth
Sensations grew and grew
This little pit had brought this forth
And no one had a clue

The enjoyment very soft and subtle
While learning all your textures
This combination of strong muscle
And punnet of garnet treasures


Original rhyming couplets by Tulip1969

The Book Upon the Shelf.

The Book upon the shelf was open
I took it down to read
I saw the words upon the page
Were something meant for me

The words reminiscent of lovers long ago
These men I'd loved and cherished
These words that I could again savour
The type that I would relish

But not this book upon this shelf
This one was carefully placed
To catch this readers eye you see
This book was written in haste

The words of things from days gone past
Of a 'lover' and I no longer
Those words I read were meant to harm
But I'm made of something stronger

Are the words we write in private
Not for others to see
Or to be written in rhyming couplets
'Discretion' is not guaranteed

So as with all the books I read
There will be twists and turns
But the prized books not on the shelf for me
.
.
.
Are the ones I've never returned



An original rhyming couplet by Tulip1969