Sampaguita (Philippine national flower)

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Sampaguita (Philippine national flower)

Perfumes starry night                                                             

wafts the air, florid scent          

wraps round svelte neck                                      

of a Lady’s knight

 

Moonless, moonlight tale                                       

yet reflects its shadow lake

redolent smell spreads ov’r

bites evening mighty spell

 

Twilight shower bakes

early mornin’ dew atop

tiny white petals

looks like icing on cakes

 

Sweet scented floras

its caramel fragrance

sticks one’s sallow skin,

creates bright auroras

 

Teeny weenie fingers

sews mini whites together

soon digital strings on sight

hangs like bell ringers!

 

Early dawn comes

elate childish smiles,

vie to sell round churchyards

A few, a plenty welcomes

 

Lovely sampaguita, delightful

Adorable you may be

A lady in laces waiting

Gentlemen swarm undoubtful

 

Its freshness makes nostril flares

relieves stress for surely,

arrogant minds pacified

then tranquility bares

 

Infants, old timers, adolescents

round the elliptic bush, plucks

metal petal gathers copiously,

threaded together like fluorescents

 

Carved in various forms

bracelets, necklaces, lei

worn by a lovely dame

lookin’ out window’s dorm

 

Sampaguitas, flourish ev’r

immaculate white, eternal

A jewel in her own way,

as nite’s tempest, nev’r!

 

She’s pure and innocent,

Brilliant, incandescent


 

 

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jammaekas commented on Sampaguita (Philippine national flower)

08-28-2009

WOW! everytime i read your poems, its always excellent...I never saw real sampaguita only in pics but u gave the best description of it...

Necy commented on Sampaguita (Philippine national flower)

08-25-2009

sorry, I meant to say species of plants and animals.

Necy commented on Sampaguita (Philippine national flower)

08-25-2009

It has been said time again that the Philippines is without questions, a haven of natural wonders and rich culture with hundreds of mountains and seas to explore plus its magnificent and splendid spices of flora. Nicely depicted in words Nhorlandi.

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

nhorlandi’s Poems (78)

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Lauren, My Idol 0
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Tree of Life 2
SONS OF THE MIGHTY 0
Geraldine and the Rain 0
Love Lost 1
Acrostic: What is it? 0
Haiku: Selene 1
Nonet: Tee Off 1
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Haiku: Selene 1
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Unto Us a Nation is Born 1
Acrostic: Summer Memories 3
The Legend 2
Acrostic: Filipino Race 1
Senryu: Comic 1
Haiku: At Night 1
Nonet: Flora 5
Zanzibar & Merlin 2
Shane 1
My Valentine Date 3
Louise (Yo’ weren’t born in my time) 1
First Love 2
I WANT TO... 2
SOAP BUBBLES 2
DESTINY 2
Full Moon 4
A Child's Dream 6
THOU HAST BEEN OUR DWELLING PLACE 4
MAN OF SORROWS 4
ROSEMARIE JOY 4
THE NARRA TREE (Philippine National Tree) 3
IMAGINATION 1
On Growing Old 3
Sampaguita (Philippine national flower) 3
I Think ‘Bout You 6
Yellow Badge of Courage 4
Who's Your True Friend? 5
Afterglow 8
Flames of Love 6
Our Flag (Philippines) 5
Battle of Mactan 1521 6
A Father's Lamentation 5
True Love...She 0
WISDOM 5
Happiness 3
Two Virgins 3
Companionship 0
SMILE 3
Mango Tree 1
Man vs Woman 5
Chocolate Hills 4
An Expat n' Riyadh 3
My Other Luv 4
Mila Gay 3
Butterflies, Flowers, Romance 2
How Do I Define Love? 3
Serenity 2
Volcano Monologue 2
Arabian Sun 2
Summertime 0
The Bird King (Great Philippine Eagle) 4
Fire! Fire! Fire! 2
The Wind 4
Bohol Tarsiers 3
The Red Beast 3
Visualization 3
Nyctophobia - Afraid of the Dark 2
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Dream 3
Gone Forever 1
My girl, my woman, my lover 4