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The Meaning of Lily: #TankaTuesday

Colleen Chesebro posted a prompt today to write a syllabic poem using an image of a lily as a starting point.

The photo is by photographer, Terri Webster Schrandt, from secondwindleisure.com.

When I see or hear lily I have several other images in my mind. Here is a haiku sequence:

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When my father died

we asked for cause donations

instead of lilies.

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I love daylilies

more than waxy white blossoms

reminding of death.
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Do not choose lilies

in a home with cats, ever.

Each part is poison.
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Cuddly Lily lies

on my chest, face tucked under

my chin, gently purrs.
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Lily and her books

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