Daffodils remind me that spring will soon return bringing these moments of wonder and awe.
A Moment in Spring
Sometimes there is a moment in spring
When tender shoots of grass
Turn an achingly innocent green
And flowers swirl wild and blue.
Birdsong brightens the soft, southern breeze
Honeyed by fruit-hinted blossoms,
While sun and shadow dance a light show
Through clouds heavy with new rain.
At that one moment, the flood of spring
Crushes the pale breath from my chest
And spins my mind into a muted daze,
Stunned by the shimmering grace.
I yearn to capture it, control it,
Make it mine . . . but then it’s gone;
Passed on to another moment in time,
Leaving me shaking with a need unfilled,
Knowing I can only wait and watch
For that next moment in spring.
(c) Joyce Wycoff, 2021
Sometimes there is a moment in spring
When tender shoots of grass
Turn an achingly innocent green
And flowers swirl wild and blue.
Birdsong brightens the soft, southern breeze
Honeyed by fruit-hinted blossoms,
While sun and shadow dance a light show
Through clouds heavy with new rain.
At that one moment, the flood of spring
Crushes the pale breath from my chest
And spins my mind into a muted daze,
Stunned by the shimmering grace.
I yearn to capture it, control it,
Make it mine . . . but then it’s gone;
Passed on to another moment in time,
Leaving me shaking with a need unfilled,
Knowing I can only wait and watch
For that next moment in spring.
(c) Joyce Wycoff, 2021
Spring here in Athens, GA often begins in January in spurts
ReplyDeleteCrocus bloom
Paper Whites then bloom
then Daffodils
followed by flowering trees and bushes
then tulips
Irises
Roses
all winter many people have pansies blooming even with snow on top some times.
Alan ... More spring is a good thing!
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