Spiritual Journey Thursday
Poetry Friday
“To every thing there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under the heaven . . .”
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Spiritual Journey Thursday: Carol invited me to join the Spiritual Journey Community to write about the Spirit of Spring. I must admit my thoughts ran many directions, in and out and around the physical season that we experience as earth revolves around the sun, the seasons of our years as celebrated by the passing of birthdays, and the spiritual seasons as we walk in faith.
Poetry Friday: I’ve chosen to express my thoughts in a poem. And though, it speaks of the physical season, it also speaks metaphorically of the other two.
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SPRING
Spring is here
for winter is past.
White clouds drift overhead
on sounds of a warm breeze,
light without winter’s cold load.
The sun, warm against my face,
has awaken sap in our maples,
and birdsongs fill the air.
Buds on leafless branches
unfurl their colors beside dark
needles of winter pines.
Dandelions, blossoms of toddler love,
drift over green grasses,
tiny suns sprinkled on earth.
Along the walk, bold purple irises
nod to scarlet tulips clustered
in the shadow of azaleas.
Each leaf, each blossom speaks
a language that transcends
my mortal words.
Their poetry feeds my soul.
In this present I am mindful,
cherishing these gifts of life.
Sacredness surrounds me
in the wonder of creation
my heart praises God.
For winter is past
and spring is here.
© 2019 Alice Nine (draft)
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This is beautiful. I especially like the closing two stanzas to remind me Sacredness surrounds me / in the wonder of creation / my heart praises God.
Dandelions and sacredness… thank you for putting this in a poem. Happy spring!
You capture so many images of spring in your lovely poem, Alice! I love your celebration of spring and the wonder that can be found in nature. (It’s also a nice counterpoint to the dizain I just wrote entitled, “Rainy Spring Lament.” lol) Here’s hoping spring will arrive in full force soon!
I, too, love the dandelion stanza!
You’ve captured so much beauty in creation. Thank you for this lovely spring poem, Alice.
Spring is my favorite season, because of the return of color and because of Easter and rebirth. You have captured that rebirth so beautifully. I won’t look at irises again without thinking of this line, “Along the walk, bold purple irises
nod to scarlet tulips.” I love it.
Simply lovely, Alice. We walk in faith as evidenced by this joyful stannza:
“Sacredness surrounds me
in the wonder of creation
my heart praises God.”
Your poem is so lovely Alice. I often think of spring as the time of miracles. So much beauty seems to happen overnight and each bit of it a celebration of this spirit you write about here.
Your poem is going into my writer’s notebook. I especially love these stanzas and the way your words capture the way that nature inspires us>
“Their poetry feeds my soul.
In this present I am mindful,
cherishing these gifts of life.
Sacredness surrounds me
in the wonder of creation
my heart praises God.”
Thanks, Alice.
Love this line:
“Dandelions, blossoms of toddler love,” You can so easily see a toddler picking those dandelions and giving to his/her love. Thanks for sharing – a great reminder of spring’s rebirth after a long cold winter!
Beautiful, Alice!
Linda has taken my favorite line, Alice. A new lovely idea for those first flowers in our spring. Welcome, May!
I adore this line: “Dandelions, blossoms of toddler love, ” Enjoy the tender blossoming. I have longed for this spring…and now it is here.
“Sacredness surrounds me.” Yes! Ruth, thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com