Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Flower--By Hajo Isa--Nigeria

Flower

To be a flower
Bathing in the shine of day
Watching a sky of strange beauty
Sail by

To be a flower
Filling the birds with glee
Lost in a flurry of beating wings
Touching the wind

To be a flower, of scented warmth
Courting the sun in a blue river of air

To be a flower,
An opulent wildness
On a stretch of field and fantasy.

Hajo Isa is a Nigerian author and poet.  Her first collection of poems was released in 2012, titled Shadow Fall, by AMG Publishers.  Many of her poems have been published in numerous anthologies.

5 comments:

  1. The use of metaphors in poetry is a delight. You have a lovely subject here.... I love the repetitive line... To be a flower.... I really did enjoy your poem a lot. Sincerely, Christina

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  2. I enjoyed reading this is bright and cheerful. Will look forward to reading more from you.
    Debra

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  3. A delightful read....
    I loved all the reasons to be a flower.
    SuZ

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  4. A truly wonderful poem, that is able to paint a picture in the heart, body and spirit. There is nothing I love more than picture poems and flowers are one of God's greatest graces. Hajo thank you for brightening up my day! Love Jane

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  5. What a beauty. A flower in the wind - such an image.

    love,
    Kathy

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