To Wordsworth, April and Nature
"Come forth into the light of things,
let Nature be your teacher."
Use this
chance to be her friend;
make haste
to go and greet her!
Let’s
celebrate the birthday month
of Mr
Wordsworth, William,
and honour
golden daffodils
that moved
him - in their millions!
Nature
in the raw can be
a harsh
and cruel lady,
but April,
dancing in with Spring,
is sunny,
warm - though shady,
if cloud-held
showers follow close
about
her flowered gown
as she
charms old Winter’s blues
with
her golden crown.
Perhaps throughout the day, or later, I may come back to add some more verses... but no promises...
This has a lovely, up-beat rhythm and you have used rhyme very effectively so this reads with a song-like cadence.
ReplyDeleteaw, i really like this! festive and fun.
ReplyDeleteI like the image of Spring in her flowered gown, charming old winter's blues ~
ReplyDeleteGood one Jinksy ~
that's really beautiful and a great homage
ReplyDeleteLovely tribute to springtime! I so love the blooms!
ReplyDelete...and the second stanza charms me!! Lovely.
ReplyDeleteI love the uplifting rhythm and lilt of this. As bouncy as daffodils themselves. Lovely. Happy spring!
ReplyDeleteI think it is so fun that you found a way to add the golden crown!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful thoughts in your poem...
I agree it is lovely :D
Letting nature be your teacher and your friend is a beautiful idea, Jinksy, and I wish more would see her that way. A lovely response to the prompt!
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I enjoyed this, Jinksy. I do think if anyone can charm winter's blues it would be April!!
ReplyDeleteA spring song!!! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOh, I hope April comes dancing in with spring! We still have snow here! This is lovely Penny!
ReplyDeleteJinksy, it's April in Wisconsin and I went to church without a coat today! Your poem comes as the postlude to a perfect day. Like where you went with the quote, the flow, the rhyme... all of it! Amy
ReplyDeletebut April, dancing in with Spring,
ReplyDeleteis sunny, warm - though shady...
you sure about this?
Ah, well, optimists, I love 'em -
especially when they write poetry such as this.
Can't beat a bit of wishful thinking, Dave. :)
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ReplyDeleteI shall try this again. This is a bright birthday celebration for Wordsworth. I needed sunshine words!
ReplyDeleteWordsworth came into the World the same year as Beethoven and his stuff mostly makes me feel I did too. Your poem adds a spoonful of baking powder to his dirges.
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