by Sandre M.
Member since:
June 9, 2008

Over So Soon

November 06, 2009 12:11 PM EST
views: 79 | comments: 48

She steps out of the steamy kitchen

puts down her pestle

gazes out the picture window

 

Cool, verdant, sumptuous garden in the rain where the daylilly blooms

A green lady in a Hanfu gown made of flaming morning sun

Blooms and dies, over so soon

 

Back to her pestle

She smiles

Hemerocallis fulva is poisonous, you know

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Comments: 48

Sandi S. Nov 6, 2009, 12:41pm EST
a lovely glimpse of spring!

thanks, Sandre... this was sweet, fragrant, and refreshing!
(Jasper,(Disciple for Christ. w. Nov 6, 2009, 1:11pm EST
That is great Sandre.
Sandre M. Nov 6, 2009, 1:14pm EST
Thanks for coming by Sandi. I appreciate it, Jasper, thanks.
Nellie (The Bad Santa of Gather) Nov 6, 2009, 1:26pm EST
Picture perfect.
Sandre M. Nov 6, 2009, 1:35pm EST
Thanks, Nellie.
Noble Chinwendu Nov 6, 2009, 1:53pm EST
I'm sorry, uhh.. poor me, nice imagey and all dat but somehow wasn't able to get d message.
Sandre M. Nov 6, 2009, 2:03pm EST
That's okay, Noble, thanks for taking a look.
Ruthi C. Nov 6, 2009, 2:28pm EST
Ah, but I am thinkin' that gazin' at such poison is a cure for the doldrums!
Sandre M. Nov 6, 2009, 2:34pm EST
Someone's beginning to get it!
Guy W. Nov 6, 2009, 2:37pm EST
I've eaten daylily flowers. They're like zucchini flowers.
Sandre M. Nov 6, 2009, 2:58pm EST
Guy, some varieties aren't poisonous, some are a little toxic and will just give humans a mild stomach ache, and some are downright lethal.
Glome . . . Nov 6, 2009, 3:05pm EST
Mmmmm. Someone's enjoying lethal. What a sweet delightful evil little poem :) Unless I'm completely misreading it ... if so, Noble scoot over I'm sitting with you :)
Sandre M. Nov 6, 2009, 3:09pm EST
Score for you, Glome! You're the first to get it. Noble has to sit by himself for now. LOL.
Ann Weaver Hart Nov 6, 2009, 3:10pm EST
Nice, Sandre, but I'll stick with jamaica (hibiscus flowers) that have a lovely, fruity taste, and are completely safe.
Sandre M. Nov 6, 2009, 3:13pm EST
Thanks, Anne. Squash blossoms are nice (and safe), too.
Connie C. Nov 6, 2009, 3:41pm EST
That was beautiful.
Sandre M. Nov 6, 2009, 3:45pm EST
Thanks, Connie, glad you liked it.
ashish j. Nov 6, 2009, 3:51pm EST
i m going to join noble.two is company:)
Sandre M. Nov 6, 2009, 5:00pm EST
Ashish, would you two like something to eat while you're sitting there?
Faye, happy you like it, thanks!
marie Pinschmidt Nov 6, 2009, 8:38pm EST
What fun. You left much to the imagination.
Sandre M. Nov 7, 2009, 10:45am EST
Thanks, Marie, I enjoy allowing the reader to be part of the process.
Kushal Poddar Nov 6, 2009, 9:47pm EST
It is great for the vivid and clear picture drawn with soft strokes. Winning moment. Sandre save something for me from your kitchen.


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Sandre M. Nov 7, 2009, 10:46am EST
High praise indeed, coming from you. Thanks, Kushal.
Sunaura *. Nov 6, 2009, 10:10pm EST
One man's medicine is another man's poison - I like it
Sandre M. Nov 7, 2009, 10:46am EST
Glad you do, Sunaura.
Beth G. Nov 6, 2009, 10:14pm EST
I really like where you were going with this poem!
Sandre M. Nov 7, 2009, 10:46am EST
Thanks, Beth. I had fun with it.
Kat W. Nov 6, 2009, 11:47pm EST
Even Belladonna is pretty to gaze upon.
KittyMommy2u W. Nov 7, 2009, 12:11am EST
Oh, she was high?
Sandre M. Nov 7, 2009, 10:47am EST
LOL. No, but she may get that way afterward.
John B. Nov 7, 2009, 5:48am EST
Nice the way you painted the picture with words.
Sandre M. Nov 7, 2009, 10:47am EST
Thanks, John.
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Nov 9, 2009, 3:55am EST
wonderfully worded, beautiful!
kokomo *. Nov 10, 2009, 4:18pm EST
This is not my cup of.....hemlock. Ahem! (Good poem but dark theme.)
Sandre M. Nov 11, 2009, 12:18pm EST
Thanks, Lady!
Kokomo, I completely understand and thanks for coming by.
Connie C. Nov 13, 2009, 4:28pm EST
I really liked this Sandre
Sandre M. Nov 13, 2009, 6:06pm EST
Thanks, Connie. Glad you stopped by.
Nancy Silveria Nov 13, 2009, 7:25pm EST
Oh, so sinisterly sweet! I like you, Sandre. lol
Sandre M. Nov 13, 2009, 11:48pm EST
And you thought I was all sweetness and light, didn't you? LOL. Thanks, Nancy.
John Philipp Nov 14, 2009, 6:07pm EST
Excellent, Sandre. Nancy said it, "so sinisterly sweet"

Thanks.
Sandre M. Nov 14, 2009, 6:15pm EST
Thanks, John.
Violet Flame Nov 23, 2009, 10:53pm EST
I'll stick to chamomile, thanks anyway:)
Connie C. Dec 3, 2009, 2:57pm EST
LOL@Violet
Sandre M. Dec 3, 2009, 3:06pm EST
You get the impression she won't be having anything that comes out of my kitchen? LOL.
Sandre M. Nov 24, 2009, 12:20am EST
That's okay, Violet, chamomile's good, too.
Andrea C. Dec 5, 2009, 5:04pm EST
So Good!
Sandre M. Dec 5, 2009, 5:39pm EST
Thanks, Andrea ::insert evil laugh here::

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