first stirring
winter frozen soul
tender shoot
barren landscape in
looks for the first buds of spring
snowdrop form flowers
A door long locked from cold
thaws to life as you approach
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These interconnected poems were written for Colleen’s poetry challenge. This week was a color, and that color was green. We were instructed to attempt to avoid/imply the word green. We could chose our own form ,so I chose a 3-5-3 haiku and a tanka. Hope you enjoy (it is still snow covered in New Hampshire, but this wasn’t really about the weather. Or was it?)
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I love this image, Trent.
-David
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Thanks, David. I was think inner spring as well as the seasonal spring
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Ah, yes…spring is on the way. To beginnings!!😄
Well said.
Pat
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Truthfully, there is still snow on the ground here, but I can feel some of the first signs – spring will arrive!
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Yes, it will!
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Minus 8 this morning in my part of VT, but there have been (very subtle) first stirrings. Soon! This is a nice pair of spring thaw poems!
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We were at 4 this morning in southern NH, but it will reach the 60s this weekend. I feel some spring, but we really won’t see it for a couple of weeks. I hope to get down to Cape Cod in the next couple of weeks – spring is wet and cold there, but will start earlier than here (that is where the photo comes from, but that was last year).
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This is beautiful, Trent… I saw the snow drops and got excited! :D <3
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Thanks, Colleen. It may be a week or two (or three…) before I see them in real life – that photo was from last year, but since I was thinking early spring.
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I wish spring would arrive. 🍀🍀🍀
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Same here (it is 4 F this morning…)
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Oh Yikes! 😳🥶
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It’s up to 32 now, but feels warmer, and will hit 60 on Sunday! But, yo-yo year, the temps will crash again next week…
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Same for us, Trent. We’ve got high wind warnings too for this weekend.
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Love the imagery, Trent! :-)
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Thanks!
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The snowdrops are indeed a welcome sight! (K)
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They are! Unfortunately, this is last years photo, so I am still waiting for them to show up…
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I first saw them in the park 2 weeks ago. Nothing else sprouting yet though…
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Oh, those first buds of spring! Love this, Trent 💕🙂
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It’s going to be at least a couple of more weeks here before they show up, but looking forward to seeing them :) Thanks!
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I love this poem. It’s full of promise.
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Thanks.
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Beautiful, love the door long locked, opening. (:
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Thanks :)
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Beautiful 💜
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Thanks, Willow :)
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This is a great poem, Trent.
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Thanks, Robbie :)
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