Earth warms herself
sun gazes more deeply.
Snow crystals liquify,
trickle downward
through softening hillside,
quicken to rushing rivulets.
Winter stillness disappears.
Stream babbles, meanders,
gains strength through shifting pebbles
as plant life regenerates.
Grasses wave to river’s symphony.
Nature steeped in spring song.
Mish is hosting Quadrille Monday at dVerse, the virtual pub for poets. “Steep” or a form of the word must be used within our quadrille (poem of exactly 44 words, sans title). Photo in pixabay.com
Spring is yet many months away, but what a wonderful dream…
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Dreaming is always good!
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I like the steeping of nature in song.
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Thanks, Frank!
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I love the gradually warming of the earth, Lill, with the sun gazing more deeply, and I can hear those snow crystals liquefying, the babbling stream and shifting pebbles. A ray of hope in this cold snap we’re having.
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Somewhere this is happening! Certainly not in the US Midwest or Boston!
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Great build up to the symphony of the spring. Enjoyed it !
BTW, the USA, I think it is “liquify”. How about in your neck of the woods?
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GRRRRRRR…..soooo frustrated when I goof up a word. Many thanks for pointing it out. Corrected now. Glad you enjoyed it….even with the goof 🙂
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Glad you appreciated the pointer. I did enjoy it — the goof did nothing. LOL
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I love the way this poem gathers momentum, tumbling downhill towards Spring.
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Thanks, Sarah. Glad you enjoyed!
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i witnessed such beauty, winter in all her glory, love the waving grasses – such pretty words Lillian.
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Thank you, Gina. Sadly no grasses waving in Boston right now. Just bare tree branches in Arctic winds😟
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I really like the water weaving its way here and there in your poem.
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Right now, sadly, we only have icicles in Boston!
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You have made the Spring thaw into a pristine event. I can hear symphonics as I read it. Your last line is killer.
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Thanks, Glenn. I’m dreaming this scene and crocus bud peepers too❄️
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Love the idea of Spring steeping! As I read this I thought of all the many duties of nature expressed so well with your lovely mix of verbs. Thanks for the little glimpse of hope for warmer weather. I really needed that today.
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Yep…we’re in the deep freeze so I’m re-reading my poem for hope 😊
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What a beautiful flow of life and seasons!
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Thank you!
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Love this symphonic spring. Earth warms herself…I love the steeping spring – wonderful! and my friend, your use of liquefy is correct. Either liquify or liquefy is your choice! ❤
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Ah, thank you Toni!
Take a peek at my harbinger post…if only to listen to the video there. A glimpse of family 😊❤️
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I will Lillian. I love family vids. I have so little of my family left, I enjoy the vids of others.
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It’s coming. The birds know.
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If only they could hurry it up a bit!
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I’m sure they’d like to.
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Oh you make me long for warmer days and spring’s arrival. Snow expected tonight. Brrrrr.
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Ah yes…. coming back to this poem and comments to at least get a glimpse of spring in words. We are in the deep freeze here😟😳
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Such lovely thoughts of spring. I like the way the poem rolls its way down to that final line. Very nicely done!
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Thank you! Now if only spring would roll its way to us a bit more quickly!
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Yes. That would be nice. I’m over winter. 🙂
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Something to look forward to!
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Definitely!🌹🌷🌻
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I particularly enjoy the line “gains strength through shifting pebbles” – lovely distillation of the growth of a stream from snow melt to river.
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Hmmmm you’d think my husband was a hydrologist! 😉
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Beautiful, Lillian, this makes me want to breathe deeply – rejuvenating.
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Rejuvenatement is grand!😊
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I love this image of nature steeped in song. Nice to muse upon at the end of Jan and 10 degrees.
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Ah yes….high here today is 8! Don’t even get me started on the wind chill or poor Chicago!😳
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Great poem of Spring’s return! Grass dancing to the rhythms of the river flow.. very nice!
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Spring kicks up her heels….just need for her to dosey-doe (or however you spell that square dance move??) a little quicker to our neck of the woods,😳😊
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This has been a cold week!
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Love this especially; “Grasses wave to river’s symphony,” … so beautiful!! ❤️
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Thank you!
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Beautiful Lillian! I am quite ready for Spring’s sweet kiss… that deeper gaze of the sun… 🙂
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Me too! Right now the sun is shining ice cold here😳
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“nature steeped in spring’s song” – Lovely, Lillian. I am ready.
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Me too!!
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Like the symphonic crescendo from crystals to river. Reminds me of “the Moldau” by Smetna. Beautiful!
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Thank you, Lona. I will have to look that up.
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I live in Florida now, and although it gets cold in our neck of the woods, winter does not grow still. It was lovely to remember that kind of winter—or rather, that kind of spring—in your poem.
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Glad you enjoyed! We are still in the deep freeze and waiting for Spring to kick up her heels. This poem is from memories of our trip to Norway with their first taste of spring and snow melt and water trickles which would later become not just streams but wonderful waterfalls.
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Looking forward to that! (K)
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Me too!
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While I am happy that you enjoyed my poem, I can not give you permission to post my poetry or stories on your website.
Do not feature any of my work on your site. Thank you.
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Understandable, thanks anyway.
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