Concert of Birds

Courtesy of Pixabay

On a spring day enjoying a concert of birds
 listening to the soft coo-coo of Mourning Doves
the tap tap tap tap of a Downy Woodpecker
a duet between Song and House Sparrows
flashing in sunlight an American goldfinch
nesting in the cattails Red-winged blackbirds
listening to the raspy notes of European Starlings
singing its repertoire of songs a Northern Mockingbird
rejoicing in the melody of a warm spring day 

linking with dVerse Poets Pub - Hosted by Bjorn 
writing poetry from a list 

author's note:  I use the Cornell University Merlin App to identify bird sounds.  The birds included in my list poem are the birds I recorded yesterday.

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Spring Awakens

https://www.wikiart.org/en/odilon-redon/spring-1883

 spring awakening
communing with budding trees
blossoming new dreams
scent of floral fills the air
mysteries of life unfurl

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beneath willow boughs
embracing the limbs of spring
growing with nature
seeing possibilities
singing songs of renewal 

Linking with dVerse 
open link night - hosted by Mish
Any poem of your choice
or write to the artwork mini prompt

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Winter's Grip

Courtesy of Pixabay

Today, after a long stretch of bitter cold I feel the warmth of the sun.  The temperature rises out of the single digits. Wrapped in my winter gear I head out for a walk. The snow from last week is still heavy and appears to have lost its gleam.  The wind is eerily silent and the trees no longer creak and groan in protest of the harsh weather.

The sky is a wonderful shade of cobalt blue deep and rich. Overhead a small flock of ducks search out a place to land.  I quicken my steps as I know where they are headed to the small cove where the water doesn’t freeze.  It is spring fed and here a lone goose spends the cold winter days with occasional visiting ducks.  Hurriedly, I step in the hard crunching snow making my way down the bank.  I need to check on the goose.  Hand on my heart I see her and breathe a sigh of relief.

Hopefully, spring will arrive earlier than expected and melt all this snow away. Making room for daffodils and spring dreams.

winter's grip is strong
groundhog's shadow prediction
crows caw a warning

linking with  dVerse Poet Pub - Haibun Monday
hosted by Frank
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Bring Me a Spring Day

Courtesy of Pixabay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bring me a blossoming spring day
fill life with sunlight, warmth and ease
melt all winter's harshness away
bring me a blossoming spring day
blue sky and creamy clouds on display
show me signs of hope, flowers and trees
bring me a blossoming spring day
fill life with sunlight, warmth and ease

linking with dVerse - Open Link Night 
hosted by Grace

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Author's note: 

I am dreaming of spring it has been
a cold and snowy winter here. 

Hello Spring!

Courtesy of Pixabay

Hello spring!  You have graced us with a spectacular day.  The warm golden plumeria sun shines upon my face and soon nature will be in full bloom. I watch the slow moving nebulous white clouds drifting above  Listening to music on my afternoon walk I find myself traveling in time.  It seems only natural to dream and my mind like a grasshopper jumps from place to place.

The great blue heron wades in the shallow fresh water with a distinctive prehistoric look.  Losing none of his grace in repose, waiting patiently to spear a fish.  There is a sense of solemness as if  life might fly away on mourner’s wings at any moment. 

“Market My Letters” plays in my ears and I recall a time when I believed in fairy-tales.  The beauty of music is its ability to transform.  I close my eyes and inhale the beauty of now.

Budding willow tree
spring songs renewal of life
fluttering bird wings

linking with dVerse
Haibun Monday : Let's Travel Through Time
hosted my Merril

Optional - Merril  added some paint chip names to use like random words. So, I decide to try a few.  Can you guess them?

Thank you for reading! "Market My Letters" is a song by Burton Cummings - it is poetic with a whimsical feel of another time period.

Tree of Life - Forever Engraved

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Tree of life "forever"engraved
in our hearts

The interconnections
of all things, life, death
and renewal

It's trunk sturdy in times
of darkness

It's branches reaching
outward and upward
seeking light

Balance and harmony
found when heaven and
earth kiss

May spring bloom love

linking with dVerse
hosted by Kim writing a 44 quadrille
incorporating "engrave"

author's note - Tree of life at Disney
it is amazing with all the animals carvings

Willow Grows

Willow

 

 

 Marveling at your contours and gracefulness
your branches arch creating a canopy
that dares to kiss the lips of earth
slowly flowering in the light of spring
your roots thirst for growth...

I am optimistic that poets will always
find your beauty alluring

linking with dVerse
hosted by Lisa writing a quadrille of 44 words
incorporating the word "contour"

Also, written for Writers Digest 2024 April Pad Challenge
writing an optimistic poem Day 1

There is Always Light

 

In a dream a long time ago
I wandered on the edge of darkness
wondering if light would ever show
the black cobra sky, hissed, starless

A shaman greeted me on the trail
do you walk with the shadow people
discovering mysteries beyond the veil
can you see with the eyes of an eagle

I invite you to think about “now” a bit more
what will bring you joy in the morning light
spring is filled with small wonders to explore
have you ever seen a bird take it's first flight

My heart heavy from the weekend snow
I wandered on the edge of darkness
wondering where is the sun’s warm glow
seeking a refuge, a place of calmness

The trees of the forest bend and moan
storytellers, will share how they came to be
mysteries runs deep, filled with unknowns
drift into a lucid dream, I think you will agree

Past the darkness, there is always light….
let us fine a way for it to shine, forever bright

 

 linking with What's Going On?

Hosted by Sherry- writing about light

Thanks for visiting and reading the wanderings of my mind.

 Peace, love and light to all....

Between Tu-Lip

Tulip Festival

 

Between tu-lips, lies heartfelt words
listen closely for springtime rhymes
singing freely, with the songbirds
poets wander, leaving small signs

poetry found in a flower bed
between tu-lips lies heartfelt words
blooming colors, purple, yellow and red
in silence, something inside stirred

verses whispered, tell me you heard
in the garden, the sparrow's song
between (tu-lips) lies heartfelt words
embracing love, can that be wrong

why do beautiful dreams fade away
without light visions become blurred
love wilts, into the ghost of another day
between two-lips, lies heartfelt words

written for dVerse
Hosted by Grace - Poetry form Quatern
Four verses alternation line one of first
verse into line 2,3 and 4 respectively

Author's note: I am a bit late, thank-you
to all who read and to Grace for hosting.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend to
those in the U.S.

I think Broken Dreams and Spring

Today, I feel a gentle touch of renewed hope circulating in the air  The noon-day sun is shining and the birds are flying in a cloudless sky.  I hear a cardinal's song in the distance.  It has been too long since I have heard bird songs.  My heart flutters feather light.

Two bald eagles swoop in from the north circling overhead.  They seem to float on wings of grace.  I wonder, are they mates?  Gazing heavenward, they shift direction and soar over the tall pines.  

I think spring, this year's a different thing. I'll not think of you, broken dreams.  Instead, I will plant seeds of possibilities in the days and weeks ahead.  Rejoicing when the tulips and daffodils are in bloom.  Spring will sing a lifting song, thawing winter’s melancholic mood.

linking with dVerse

 hosted by Merril
write a piece of Prosery using the
following line in the Prose.

“This year’s a different thing, –
I’ll not think of you.”

from from Charlotte Mew, "I So Like Spring"

Peace, light and love to all!!

Magnolia Trees

Courtesy of Pixabay

tender
ballads of love
our poetic hearts sing
harmonious under moonlight
dreaming

dreaming
beyond the clouds
uncharted adventures
we dance in possibilities
always

always
thinking of you
my heart forever blue
wishing upon a shiny star
hopeful

hopeful
welcome morning
embracing warm sunlight
gazing at the magnolia trees
blooming

blooming
springs arrival
nurturing our spirits
promises of love unending
forever

 

linking with dVerse
hosted by Laura - writing a cinquain
or in this case a crown cinquain

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