The Coming of the Tulips (15.5.16)

“The coming of the tulips have a season in their sights.

The coming of the tulips have colour in their midst,

                                        have a time span for a vase.

The coming of the tulips have viral attacks which spoil the dressings of the uniforms,

                                                                 which mess-up and confuse that which was intended.

The coming of the tulips aggregate the songs of spring,

                                        aggregate the songs of festivities,

                                        aggregate the songs of happiness and joy,

                                        aggregate the songs of life and the gardener’s delight.

The coming of the tulips have companionships galore:

                                        are not lonely in their bed,

                                        are not short of friendships,

                                        are surrounded by the scents of new birth.

The coming of the tulips speak of the lengthening of days,

                                                       the contractions of the nights.

The coming of the tulips are regular and timely,

                                        are annual and perennial,

                                        are valued and commercial.

The coming of the tulips are a source of inspiration,

                                        are a measure of man’s caring,

                                        have a history all their own.

The coming of the tulips vie for space within the fields,

                                        vie for space within a garden,

                                        vie for shelter and protection from the winds of change.

The coming of the tulips are silent in their approach,

                                        wait until the days have warmth,

                                        raise and flourish the single child of birth.

The coming of the tulips do not hang their heads in shame,

                                        raise their cups up to the sun in pride,

                                        showcase their finery and colour for appreciation by the loved.

The coming of the tulips are events of grandeur,

                                        are events of livelihood,

                                        are events of gathering within the marketplace of man.

The coming of the tulips have a destiny in vases,

                                        have a destiny in bunches,

                                        have a destiny of cheer,

                                        have a destiny with beauty,

                                        have a destiny with bouquets,

                                        have a destiny with the floral and the greenery.

The coming of the tulips encourages decoration and adornment,

                                                           placement and critiquing,

                                                           blending and reviews—

                                                            arrangements with the praises due effect.”