The Face
Coyly smiling at the sun
with brightly colored
face,
a demeanor quietly
homespun
garlanded with ruffled
grace;
wherever planted,
sheds crisp cheer
all about the garden
plot,
sophisticated peers
may proudly sneer;
bravely, she smiles on
from her spot.
Determined through the
winter cold
to continue blooming
by the walk,
I love to see her
shining there;
oh, if that simple
face could talk!
There are others, I
confess,
who possess more
glorious flair;
but, to me, in all the
world of flowers
to the pansy they
cannot compare.
Copyright, August 11,
2016
Faye Lanham Gibson
Last week I finally planted some pansies in some of the containers on my back deck and I am thoroughly enjoying their colorful "faces."
Mine are still such babies, but they will tolerate the occasional frost we still will likely get (and even snow, if necessary) and I should be able to enjoy them until the planters are ready for summer flowers.
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