Night Flowers (Midnight in the Garden)

Tight are held our darkest clusters
Close to heart we cannot tell
Even those who trust us well
Hidden our blooms on sunniest days
Meant to share our darkest shades
Only for those special who notice
Flight are occassions to get away
Flock our seeds in familiar ways
With each other we are more casual
Right is what we always want
closing ranks against other ways
Against those who want to control us
Fight is what we were born to do
Give up hope we will be screwed
While losing ground is shameful
Might is what makes us strong
As long as we can get along
With all our sun loving neighbors
Sight is swayed by our emotions
Believing more than we want to see
Smelling sweeter than reality
Night is where we make our play
Really have to avoid the day
That's why we are 'night flowers'
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Posted: Oct 2011
About this poem:
The sweet fragrance of flowers that bloom only at night......
perhaps pollinated by moths and attractive more by smell than by
sight...interesting analogy.....isn't it?

Evening Primrose (Oenothera)
Angel's Trumpet (Datura innoxia)
Night scented Stocks (Matthiola longipetala var. bicornis)
Giant Evening Star (Mentzelia decapetala)
Night Phlox "Midnight Candy" (Zaluzianskya capensis)
Four O'Clocks (Mirabilis jalapa)
Daylilies "Moon Frolic" and "Toltec Sundial" (Hemerocallis)

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Comments (9)

Mycalling
Very interesting Yankee...Don't think we have such flowers here...unfortunately cheers
Yankee4you
lots of members of the day lillies are actually night flowers....most are day bloomers...go out sometimes at night and take a walk around and you'll see what I mean about how much more fragrant the night flowers are...
Odette67
How dull our world would be without flowers. I love to sit outdoors on a summer evening drinking a glass of wine...with the sweet smell of "NIght Scented Stock" permeating the night air.

Such a beauftiful poem Yankee. purple heart
cafetwo2010
Very interesting perspective Yank. I love your title..'Night Flowers. An original twist with a solid message.angel thumbs up beer
lucy777
Thank you Yankee that was a very enjoyable read! and I learned something also. applause
Yankee4you
One of the things I love most about nature are observing and learning flowers...the ones that point their blooms downward and smell bad, (like rotten meat) are called the bloodroot ( a powerful herbal plant)....and guess what pollinates them.....insects thats why they point toward the ground!! very cool
Mycalling
Nature sure is magical and always fascinating, I will certainly remember your poem and make the most of any night garden I come across. Thanks again Yankeethumbs up
Ayhra
I have enjoyed reading this Yankee4U, very nice handshake bouquet
Fellsman
Hi Yankee


This is an allegorical write, you make outstanding use of metaphor.


Best wishes

Bill wine
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