The Crepe Myrtle and Summer of Blooms
Two Poems by Ranjit K. Sahu
THE CREPE MYRTLE
The greenery of trees in summer heat
Holding up their lacy blossoms in style
Each petal carved with nature’s skill and feat
Causing the butterflies to stop and smile
Red, orange, pink, purple and silken white
Each hue of the crepe myrtle grabs the eye
Priceless are summer days filled with their sight
Evenings stealing their colors for the sky
Myriad of colors deck the landscape
Yards and avenues blushing with their glow
Resisting the summer heat flowers drape
The streets and lanes in an elegant show
Let not summer be seen as something hard
Each season has its beauty and ballad.
SUMMER OF BLOOMS
Scattered along the creek side and the trails
Under shades of trees and out in the sun
Mesmerizing the bees and skippers frail
Millions of golden rod blooms fill the run
Eager to catch up with the shine and show
River edges fill with blooms of partridge peas
Over the weeks that the ironweed glows
False sunflowers also invite the bees
Blue Mist blooms, Wingstem, Green-eyed Susan dance
Lighting the underwoods with their color
Out in the trails the lone heart seeks romance
Oft trying to match the fun with fervor
Much comes in colors on a summer day
Sundrops and evening primroses hold their sway.
Note: All the photographs of flowers are by Ranjit K. Sahu.