May 30, 2019

May Day 30

fair
lily
kiss of fire
flashing crimson
in solitary reverie she blooms

~kat

A study on the symbolism of lilies, comfort for those who may be grieving…as the flowers most often associated with funerals, lilies symbolize that the soul of the departed has received restored innocence after death.

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10 responses to “May Day 30”

Sadje
May 30th, 2019 at 7:55 pm

A beautiful poem

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- Kat Myrman
  May 30th, 2019 at 8:03 pm
  
  Thank you Sadje! ❤️🌹❤️
  
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  - Sadje
    May 30th, 2019 at 8:05 pm
    
    You’re welcome 😉
    
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D. Avery @shiftnshake
May 30th, 2019 at 8:43 pm

Made me think about an old friend and a different flower:

Still.
Yellow
crocuses
ghosting the lawn.
Perennial memorials. Still gone.

I hope you don’t mind my riffing off your beautiful poem in this space. I am in awe that you post something every day. I couldn’t/wouldn’t without some sort of prompt or impetus.

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- Kat Myrman
  May 30th, 2019 at 8:53 pm
  
  I love your poem. Here is a serendipitous bit for you… the crocus has a variety named for Joan of Arc. The Joan D’arc Crocus…and…it just happens to be her feast day today. (Mind blown!) 😉
  
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  - D. Avery @shiftnshake
    May 30th, 2019 at 9:00 pm
    
    Had no idea. Just that your poem prompted this one. I get the lily symbolism but for me it is a yellow crocus. The lone crocus in my rabbit ravaged lawn comes up on the anniversary of a friend’s death.
    
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    - Kat Myrman
      May 30th, 2019 at 9:22 pm
      
      Wow.
      
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    - Kat Myrman
      May 30th, 2019 at 9:23 pm
      
      So sorry for your loss. ❤️
      
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Robert Matthew Goldstein
May 31st, 2019 at 6:27 pm

The writing is beautiful, Kat. I didn’t know about the lilies symbolic meaning

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- Kat Myrman
  May 31st, 2019 at 9:47 pm
  
  Thank you Rob. I learned something new too! 😊
  
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