ILLUSTRATED POEMS

by Florence W Deems

She puts on her jewels of Light
To welcome the caress of Night.

"The Savannah Queen" tour boat, Savannah, GA, USA.

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"Come to me,"
The flower said
To the bee
That buzzed
Around its head.

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Three slender fellows,
Waving in the breeze,
Hope that their yellows
Will an insect please.

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She followed me down the beach,
Little girl all alone,
While the rest of her extended family
Flew out to sea, hunting fish.
Was she the more clever one,
Hoping I had a tidbit for her -
So she could stay dry?
Or were her extended family members,
Who turned in circles over a school of fish,
Diving for a sure meal into the cold waters of dawn?

On Tybee Island, GA, USA.

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I'm Didjeridoo, the cockatoo -
I'm certainly not a kangaroo!
So, how do you do?

I'm Didjeridoo, the big white bird -
I scream the loudest you have heard!
So, how do you do?

I'm Didjeridoo, I'm never quiet -
I'm always sounding like a riot!
So, how do you do?

I'm Didjridoo, come dance with me -
I'm doing the bob, as you can see!
So, how do you do?

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Are you looking at me?
So--what do you see?
I'm blue as the sky
don't you think?
I'd never have anything
to do with pink!

I'm majestic--a king!
My voice has a ring
I can blare it aloud
for all to hear.
If you get too close
you'll pay with your ear!

A resident of The Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ, USA.

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Cherry petals pink,
Float themselves upon the ground.
Fleeting Aubusson.

Sayen Gardens, Hamilton, NJ, USA.

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