My mother had a large bed of peonies in our back yard when I was growing up. I remember the many blooms and sweet smell they produced. Now when I see peonies, it reminds me of that bed and of my Mom. Frank Tassone gave us peonies as our prompt for Haikai Saturday. This is my Tanka.
Long stemmed pregnant buds
Purple petals bursting forth
Spring peonies shine
One of Mom’s favorite blooms
Always reminds me of her
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Photo: Bing image
Written for Frank Tassone’s Haikia Saturday. This is a tanka about my mother’s flowers.
#Haikai Challenge #36 (6/2/18): Peony (botan) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
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#Haiku #12: Dwight’s latest #tanka for my current #haikai challenge!
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Thanks!
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Wonderful!
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Thanks!
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great poem me and my sun where admireing my nieghbours and we could,t remeber the name of them.
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Thank you! They are beautiful!
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Such a beautiful flower to remember your mother by :o)
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Thank You! She loved her flowers!
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very beautiful flowers
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Thank You!
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Nature to see and smell brings us wonderful memories. Most of my smells of memory are of food 🙂
While I never saw them… my one grandfather in his later years grew roses. So I think of him when I see roses… even though he died days before I was born.
(Second story verse is up – a Greek twist) ~Jules
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Amazing how sights, sounds and smells take us right back to places in our past.
I will check it out!
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Thanks..
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Such a lovely memory, Dwight.
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Thank you very much!
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They are spectacular flowers, and a lovely way to remember your mother.
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Thank You! It is a great reminder!
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🙂
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My mother grew peonies, too. I planted some in my garden/yard but they are the flat, single petals, not the bunchy and full ones you show. I hope my kids remember me growing SOME kind of flower!
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Perhaps they will remember you poems!!
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My mother-in-law grew peonies, purple and white. The plants grew heavy with the huge abundant blooms!
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They are gorgeous!
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Lovely, I have pale pink ones. They don’t flower for long but they’re majestic.
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They are beautiful to see!
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My favorite flower of all time. The Nichols Garden at U of MI was closed last year due to the pandemic, but they are open this year! Can’t wait!
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https://mbgna.umich.edu/nichols-arboretum/nichols-arboretum-gardens-collections/peony-garden/
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Beautiful. Peonies were another of he favorites. I have tried to get some to grow this year with no luck. Put the root in the dirt and not even a sprout!!?? Thanks Lisa.
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Do you have moles? they might be eating the roots. Maybe try planting the root in a suet cage and see what happens. Or maybe your soil is too moist? You might try them in a raised bed with well-drained soil.
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The moist soil may have been the problem!
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If the soil is too moist it will rot them.
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Than may be what happened
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You will enjoy them doubly as much this year!
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🙂
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