My response to Carpe Diem #1033 the cold night
Today’s quote is from Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681, Spanish dramatist, writer and poet: “These flowers, which were splendid and sprightly, waking in the dawn of the morning, in the evening will be a pitiful frivolity, sleeping in the cold night’s arms.”
day is at an end
scarlet poppies limp and spent
fold silken petals
blooming vivid in sunlight
closing against the cold night
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
writing in north norfolk 
Kim, I love it…but I like flowers most of the time anyway…except roses because I’m allergic….your words I can see them at the end of the day..looking tired and ready to sleep ….thank you it is a nice gift you have for the reader to see things clearly in their mind..at least I can. Hope you have a great week tomorrow is hump week for me and time to go to the store and buy a few groceries to last another week. Have a wonderful day tomorrow and remember to smile it always makes people wonder what you are thinking.. ❤ Kat
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I’ve got Bounce and Rhyme at the local library this morning, so I’ll be smiling for at least an hour! Those babies and toddlers are so funny. Kim x
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loved the poem, I so love red poppies!
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They were always my mother’s favourites and I can’t resist stopping to look at a field of poppies.
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Beautiful poem. Like the poppies I feel like folding away from a cold night.
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Yes, those cold nights will soon be drawing in.
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WoW! You give worth and strength to each part of the day. Lovely tanka!
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Thank you so much, Cheryl-Lynn, that’s so kind 🙂
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