Autumnal breezes forcefully tore petals from the
Adored dahlia,
Settling on
Dead leaves: a musty floor.
Tattered frailty, melted magical
Majesty,
Glowing like a gold fae star.
Autumnal breezes, ripped this beautiful dahlia from its stem. I rescued it and watched it, as with lots of water and paint, I created an image which will last…I want to say forever. As sunshine warmed us all, tiny golden sparkles glowed on its shiny petals. I love dahlias.
Time for me to stop playing and retreat to the Art Studio. I’ve done a few dahlia sketches, so time to cut my lino. This time I’ll do a single colour, burnt Umber relief printing ink. Here’s one I selected, printed on cartridge paper. I hope you like it!
Misty early morn,
Corn shingle showers
Bless the flowers;
A festival of summer colours,
Candy stripes, mulled wine fine
Carressing petals;
Apricot posies with sanguine stamens!
Cream puffy ruffles, delicious as truffles!
Rosy pink lips that bumble bees kiss.
Whispy wandering webs where tiny feet
Tread tip toed to and fro
Collecting magical scented dew.
Far and wide wood pigeons sigh,
Long-tailed tits flit about finding tasty bits.
Fallen apples ripe and tangy lie
Beneath dangly, tangled bramble boughs.
Hollyhocks and poppyheads rustle
Amongst the bustling of late summer.
Misty early morn,
Corn shingle showers
Bless the flowers;
A festival of summer colours,
Candy stripes, mulled wine fine
Carressing petals;
Apricot posies with sanguine stamens!
Cream puffy ruffles, delicious as truffles!
Rosy pink lips that bumble bees kiss.
Whispy wandering webs where tiny feet
Tread tip toed to and fro
Collecting magical scented dew.
Far and wide wood ppidgeons sigh,
Long-tailed tits flit about finding tasty bits.
Fallen apples ripe and tangy lie
Beneath dangly, tangled bramble boughs.
Hollyhocks and poppyheads rustle
Amongst the bustling of late summer.
Delightful dahlia melody,
Sunshine melting
Majestic petals.
Honey bee settles.
Autumnal showers
Drench;
Dazzling dahlias fence,
Flouncing their fripperies.
Lavender Moon: Artist, Poet and Lover of Nature 
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