Gardenia Samplers
Timekeepers’ regal lineage,
Delicately embellished
Porcelain women;
Nimble Mademoiselles
Laboriously daisy stitch
Elaborate samplers.
Filigree, organza, linen,
Thin reeds around
Mauve gardenias;
Trailing inscriptions
Record history-
Nurtured love.
Selena Howard©February22,2012
A Smash Words Challenge Poem:The author is given a set of letters chosen at random by a moderatorTthe goal is to write a poem based on those letters in the exact order in which they are given.
My letters for this poem were; t-r-l-d-e-p-w-n-m-l-d-s-e-s-f-o-l-t-r-a-m-g-t-i-r-h-n-l
