Poem - A Beauteous Bleeding Heart Flower
Have you ever heard of bleeding heart flower,
The one belong to poppy family
The one with other beautiful names
Like Asian bleeding-heart or Fallopian buds
Lady-in-a-bath or Lyre flowers
Have you ever seen a bleeding heart flower,
Growing under the partial shade
On the land of Japan, China and Korea
And also natives to Siberia
Have you ever watched them bloom,
During the early spring morning
Blooming slowly into heart shaped gem
Hanging on the weak arching stem
With white tiny droplet hanging at bottom
Have you ever seen their elegant colours,
With the brightest Red and pink
Or with the calmest colour white
Shining about with great delight
Have you ever seen them drenched in rain,
With all their leaves quite a wet
And petals soaked with dew drop
Like glittery sprinkles on top
Have you ever touched them gently,
After removing slugs, snails and Aphids
Feeding on their fleshy leaves
Covered with soft fridges
All around their edges
Have you ever seen them dancing in wind,
Where entire wands twirl
Covered with dozens of flowers flange
Without thinking of their brittle roots, Strange
Have you ever tried to grow them,
By keeping the soil moist
And filled with rich compost
Where seeds borne in long pods
And yellow leaves emerges at each nodes
Have you ever tried to love them wholeheartedly,
Before they die back in chilling winters
Leaving the roots alone back in the soil
But you care their roots from the winter spoil
Until the first frost appears through damp coil
- Srushti Gamit
“Touch my heart with the hands of love.
This is the only way I could ever bloom.”
— Alexandra Vasiliu
© 2021 Srushti Gamit
Comments
Srushti Gamit (author) on September 30, 2021:
Thank you so much Chitrangada!!
Yes it is really beautiful flower and very much fascinating for those who love to grow flowering plants.
I am very pleased to hear that gardening is one of your favourite activities, plants makes us happier and better. They are medicine for our minds.
You can grow bleeding heart flowers in your garden when spring arrives, watching them grow in front of our eyes is so calming.
Take care
May god bless you abundantly
Chitrangada Sharan from New Delhi, India on September 30, 2021:
Beautifully expressed poem, and what a lovely flower! I am curious to see this unique flower. I would love to plant it, as gardening is one of my favorite activities, and I have planted many flowering plants.
Thank you for sharing!
Srushti Gamit (author) on September 29, 2021:
Hello Thelma!!
Thanks for the comment. I am glad to hear that you find this piece beautiful.
God bless you
Srushti Gamit (author) on September 29, 2021:
Thanks a bunch Rozlin for the comment!!
Yes, they look so Fascinating and Fancy.There are 15 different types of bleeding heart flowers and all of them are so beautiful.
And I am so glad that you liked the poem.
Take care
God bless you
Thelma Alberts from Germany on September 29, 2021:
What a beautiful poem! I have not seen this beautiful flower before. Thank you for sharing.
Rozlin from UAE on September 29, 2021:
Never seen this beautiful flower, srushti. Thank you for sharing this. it looks really beautiful and you have nicely composed a poem describing it.
Srushti Gamit (author) on September 29, 2021:
Thanks a lot dear friend Misbah!!
I am so glad that you liked the way it is written.
God bless you dear
Warm hug and love you too my friend
Srushti Gamit (author) on September 29, 2021:
Thank you Maryam for the beautiful comment!!
Yes, they look so aesthetically beautiful and elegant that it makes us eager to touch them.
I hope someday you’ll be able to see and touch them.
God bless you dear
Srushti Gamit (author) on September 29, 2021:
Thank you so much Ms. Dora!!
I am glad to know that you find this piece interesting.
I agree with you they might symbolise endurance and power to withstand pain or hardships.
Misbah Sheikh from The World of Rebels. on September 29, 2021:
No, I had never heard of this flower before reading your poetry, Srushti. Thank you for introducing this lovely flower in such a lyrical manner. You surely did justice with its beauty.
Blessings and Love to you, dear sister.
Maryam Fatima from Pakistan on September 29, 2021:
Very beautiful flower.I have never seen it before,now i want to touch it.
Thanks for sharing this.
Dora Weithers on September 29, 2021:
I do not remember seeing this flower before. Thanks for introducing it in such a unique way. You gave us lots of interesting information. They seem to symbolize endurance.
