Welcome to the March 2014 Edition of Pick-Apart Poetry as we welcome Spring in a Pick-Apart Poetry kind of way. It’s always a joy to spend this time together each month and we look forward to another opportunity to be creative and to share with one another. This month, in honor of Spring’s arrival, we […]
Spring’s Rebirth
Joy of Spring
Photographer: Angel Love UPON THE VERGE OF SPRING Our hearts danced and sang on the day you were born, so tiny and precious, a true miracle of birth. And when the time came for you to test those new wings, we knew you could fly and do so many wonderful things. We all knew you […]
Spring Renewal
Here they are at last! Spring means fountains and blossoming trees The May Day meeting. Lots of talk about how the next government should deal with the economic crisis, but very few visions or original ideas. The music by “The floor is made of lava” was much more inspiring
As we awaken from the confinement of winter, we can imagine our ancestors also emerging from their hibernation. The snow is still persistent in shady spots; cold nights and wet snow punctuate the struggle between winter and spring for dominance. Here and there small shoots of green push up through the thawing earth, streams and rivers once again flow cold and clean and the promise of fresh fish and spring greens whets our appetites. Like our elders before us, we can feel the energy rising in us like the sap in the trees. The time for birth and renewal has begun.
SUNBEAM MAGICAL Butterflies of spring waltz among golden petals, soaring and gliding, weaving pastel tapestries of silken sunbeam magic. (c) barbara kausteklis 4-16-11 A tanka (5-7-5-7-7) written for CPC “April Showers Bring May Flowers.” http://www.friendburst.com/blog/30478/april-showers-bring-flowers/ Thanks always for your visits and precious comments. Wishing my friends a most peaceful weekend. ~barb~
