My Jazzy Bougainvillea (a Tanka)

Over at Moonwashed Musings, Eugi’s Weekly Prompt is: Flamboyant >> you can visit her fabulous site via this link >> https://amanpan.blog/2023/11/14/moonwashed-weekly-prompt-flamboyant/

Also, at Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts, the Wednesday Challenge is; Energy … and you can visit their wonderful site by clicking on >> Here

I think my poem “My Jazzy Bougainvillea” is eligible for both ‘Prompts’





My Jazzy Bougainvillea (a Tanka)




Jazzy, you are so

Curvaceously Flamboyant

Exposing your blooms

To anyone who walks by

Boldly seducing their eyes








Ivor Steven (c) November 2023

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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer. I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.

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  6. Absolute͏ly love͏ thi͏s ode͏ to Bouga͏i͏nvi͏lle͏a͏! The͏ i͏ma͏ge͏ry of i͏t be͏i͏ng “curva͏ce͏ously fla͏mboya͏nt” i͏s spot on. It’s li͏ke͏ na͏ture͏’s own di͏va͏, boldly fla͏unti͏ng i͏ts vi͏bra͏nt blooms a͏nd se͏duci͏ng a͏nyone͏ who ha͏ppe͏ns to stroll by. Ma͏ke͏s me͏ thi͏nk a͏bout e͏mbra͏ci͏ng our uni͏que͏, bold se͏lve͏s a͏nd le͏tti͏ng our colors shi͏ne͏. Be͏a͏uti͏ful re͏fle͏cti͏on ca͏pture͏d i͏n the͏ be͏a͏uty of the͏se͏ blossoms! πŸŒΊβœ¨πŸ‘πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘πŸ˜Š

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    1. Thank you kindly for your wonderful interpretation of my poem… precisely the the image I hoping to create … the Bougainvillea is indeed a voluptuous plant 😊🌏😍

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  13. Oh, what a wonderful trio! Your photos, your Tanka-poem and that song/vid!!!
    I’ve always smiled when I see a Bougainvillea plant or tree! Their colour just brightens the world. πŸ™‚
    Tell Jazzy HI! for me! πŸ˜‰
    (((HUGS))) β€οΈπŸ’œβ€οΈπŸ’œ

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    1. Thank you very much Carolyn … I’m especially of my “Jazzy” Bougainvillea plant … because she reminds me of my adorable niece Jasmine (Jazzy), who is always bright and beautiful … she’s the ‘Remedial Therapy Artist’ who teaches disable kids to enjoy the wonderful world of art … πŸŒΊπŸ˜πŸ’•πŸ–‹

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