i
Provincetown summers.
Tasty salty upper lip,
mango tinted dawns.
Blue hydrangeas, hollyhocks,
honeysuckle and moss rose.
ii.
Color profusion.
Blarney Castle garden walk,
nature’s floral art.
Ireland is so much more
than the luck of shamrock green.
iii.
Singapore orchids,
pride of National Garden.
Soft delicate blooms,
violet to deepest shades,
azure-veined whites and more.
iv.
I sense Japan’s calm,
forest bathing in deep greens.
Celebrate her spring
strolling by cherry blossoms.
Petals rain gently in breeze.
Written for dVerse, the virtual pub for poets around the globe. Today is the second day of our dVerse 10 year anniversary! Our prompt is to think about the word “garden” and see where it takes us. I took that literally. Pub opens at 3 PM Boston time. Come join us!
Photos from our travels.
lillian the home poet 
Ah I love dancing in the cherry blossom rain. There are so many colors in our world to be appreciated in the fragility of the plants and flowers.
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Sooo nice!! Thanks for taking us with you on your travels! I love how each country has their very unique plant landscape – but there’s also common ground. The cherry blossoms in japan are spectacular – I would love to visit when that happens
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…. 💝💝💝💝 So gorgeous!! I feel like I just strolled through the garden with you, my dearest Lillian 😀 especially love; “mango tinted dawns.”
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A beautifully realized and presented travel guide, Lillian. Thanks!
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How delightful to behold and marvel at these beauties Lillian. I so love nature’s floral art.
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So many gardens everywhere. It is wondrous to think about. Lovely to know things are blooming all around the world, each in their seasons.
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Beautiful Tankas Lillian. Great photos to go with them.
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A delightful international garden frolic!
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Such pretty flowers and with each a pretty memory. Lovely tanka series, Lillian!
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Nice, we took similar paths for this prompt.
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Love your floral photos, the beautiful tanka, you + 1 in the garden! Cheers.
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Whenever I travel I always seek the botanical garden… it always gives me a sense of both place and peace… and finding that perfect bench to sit and read a book.
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Wonderful captivating Tankas Lillian, paired with terrific photos. You and your husband certainly trot the globe. 🙂
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There isn’t a flower on Earth that I don’t like. I love all of these.
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Lillian I always love your photos and these are simply beautiful. Lovely words as well, and thank you for sharing your travels!
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glorious ~
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