Basil

purple basil

lying in the heap of

white, yellow and red roses

laburnums, tulips

orange blossoms

on a birthday

aeons ago

keeps me awake

at nights

wondering

if the giver

still lives

in my emotional environs

Poetics at dVerse

Note:

There’s a list of some flowers and their meanings below, or if you want to find more, you can look here: http://www.languageofflowers.com/flowermeaning.htm

• Garden anemone – forsaken
• Apple blossom – preference
• Basil – hatred
• Bluebell – constancy
• White clover- think of me
• Carnation, red – yes!
• Carnation, yellow – no!
• Daisy – innocence
• American elm – patriotism
• Foxglove – insincerity
• Ivy geranium – your hand for the next dance
• Grass – submission, utility
• White heather – good luck
• Hyacinth- sport, game, play
• Iris – I have a message for you
• Ivy – friendship, fidelity, marriage
• White lily – purity
• Laburnum – pensive beauty
• Purple lilac – first emotions of love
• Marigold – despair, grief
• Deadly nightshade – silence
• Orange blossom – woman’s worth
• Pansy – think of me, pleasant thoughts
• Plum tree – keep your promise
• Wild rose – simplicity
• Yellow rose – forgive and forget
• Red rose – love
• White rose – I am worthy of you
• Sweet William – gallantry, a smile
• Tulip – love, fame
• Blue violet – love, faithfulness
• Witch hazel – a spell.