In the Poppy Field

Mad Patsy said, he said to me,
That every morning he could see
An angel walking on the sky;
Across the sunny skies of morn
He threw great handfuls far and nigh
Of poppy seed among the corn;
And then, he said, the angels run
To see the poppies in the sun.

A poppy is a devil weed,
I said to him - he disagreed;
He said the devil had no hand
In spreading flowers tall and fair
Through corn and rye and meadow land,
by garth and barrow everywhere:
The devil has not any flower,
But only money in his power.

And then he stretched out in the sun
And rolled upon his back for fun:
He kicked his legs and roared for joy
Because the sun was shining down:
He said he was a little boy
And would not work for any clown:
He ran and laughed behind a bee,
And danced for very ecstasy.

James Stephens

Hello! Oh.....fantastic colors! Nice shots! :)) Goldbrandi · 2010-07-21: 05:01

Wonderful flowers! wildduck · 2010-07-21: 05:24

Beautifully done. Lynda · 2010-07-21: 05:29

So sweet! My fav is #8. huiching · 2010-07-21: 06:46

addictive poppies! :) #1 and #3 are my fav. among the beautiful shots miltonjacob · 2010-07-21: 07:20

Incredible colours! jet28 · 2010-07-21: 07:32

Lovely set Sadhya! Love No 5! Riyaz · 2010-07-21: 07:40

Beautiful post with gorgeous color!!! The focus in #2 is incredible.... lookagain · 2010-07-21: 08:11

I like the seed heads in #3! As beautiful as I think poppies are, they are just a beautiful once the flower is gone in my opinion! DancingDolphin · 2010-07-21: 08:36

Great post! Love #3! HoosierAtHeART · 2010-07-21: 10:56

love these! this flower always reminds me of alice in wonderland. (i remember one of the mean flowers looked like this kind lol!) Sprilly20 · 2010-07-21: 15:01

Wonderful poppies. 2 and 3 are my favorites. dontblink · 2010-07-21: 22:01

Gorgeous poppies and capture!! Your garden is amazing #4...all are great:) nssco50 · 2010-07-22: 01:06

Very beautiful! I love it! ????? · 2010-07-22: 04:07

oh my! I've not seen any poppy this year! O_O beautiful! onlyricky · 2010-07-22: 14:37

Lovely pictures. I love the poem. So the devil has not any flower. Poor devil!!! noptek · 2010-07-24: 12:28

Superb quality! pandka · 2010-08-01: 16:19