Sweet Addiction Poem by David Whalen

Tulips…Eurasian herbs
With deep shaped cup
Close kin of Lilies
From which hummingbirds sup

Begonias…. tropical herb,
showy flowers, waxy leaves…
Besieged by legions
of honeybees

Roses…often climbing shrubs…
Fragrant blossoms filling noses
Divided leaves, prickly stems
Varietal colored, bed of roses

Lavender…Mediterranean mint
Pale purple colour
Heady perfume, to scent
Bed linen and cover


Flowers, blossoms
Predilections
Scent and sight…
Sweet addictions

Dizzying choices,
A lie down in repose
The best place to compose in…
Is no bed of roses