November 30, 2009

GARDEN BLOGGERS' MUSE DAY

An Arrangement for Jason
by Moi





The Garden in Winter



by Lucy Maud Montgomery


Frosty-white and cold it lies
Underneath the fretful skies;
Snowflakes flutter where the red
Banners of the poppies spread,

And the drifts are wide and deep
Where the lilies fell asleep.
But the sunsets o'er it throw
Flame-like splendor, lucent glow,

And the moonshine makes it gleam
Like a wonderland of dream,
And the sharp winds all the day
Pipe and whistle shrilly gay.Safe
beneath the snowdrifts lie Rainbow buds of by-and-by;

In the long, sweet days of spring
Music of bluebells shall ring,
And its faintly golden cup
Many a primrose will hold up.

Though the winds are keen and chill
Roses' hearts are beating still,
And the garden tranquilly
Dreams of happy hours to be­

In the summer days of blue
All its dreamings will come true.

16 comments:

  1. What a pretty poem. I put one on my blog today too.The month of December is here and we are getting ready for Christmas.
    Balisha

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  2. Happy Muse Day my dear. Love your painting and the poem. Everything is only asleep and will rise again.~~Dee

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  3. Beautiful, Carolyn! Your art work is so lovely -- and Lucy Maud is hard to beat. :) My offering for this month is up as well.

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  4. Garden Muse Day - What a splendid idea! Love your painting. Will be posting a poem on my blog as well. Now which one....hmmmm
    Cindee

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  5. Lovely poem and artwork. I've put one up on my blog today.

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  6. Beautiful arrangement! I remember reading this poem some time ago--lovely and perfect for the month of December. I just posted my Muse Day post, too.

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  7. Beautiful post! and super-lovely blog...!I have enjoyed my visit very much! Have a magical day!
    Kiki~

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  8. Like your blog but painting on your blog is awesome. enjoyed it very much.

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  9. Lovely poem and painting, Carolyn Gail! I posted a day early with an oldie but a goodie.
    After Thanksgiving 2009 Muse Day

    Frances

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  10. Thanks Dee. I liked your selection of Ogden Nash as well. Hope you're feeling better.

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  11. Hi Balisha,

    And a nice poem and illustrations it was, too. Thanks for joining us.

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  12. Thanks for visiting, Kiki. Glad you enjoyed my blog.

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  13. Thanks, Flowers, for your visit and nice comments.

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  14. Hi Frances and thanks for stopping over and letting me know about your Muse Day post. It was very nice.

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