Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Colors of spring



late afternoon sun glints mellow yolk
on lime green grass

              fawn lilies, creamy white
              fiesta poppies, burnt copper gold

winter ice recedes, grim ash & bloodless
and now a million flowering bulbs

             starry five petaled primroses
             yellow buttercups, daisies

peek & open,  a concert rifes the air
songs burst in carnival joy rides, drunk with wine

             daffodils, deep orange
             cherry lips pansies

bumblebees are wild with taste of nectar 
& trees become heavy with fruits -

             violets & plump geraniums
             cherry blossoms & blue cornflowers

peaches, strawberries, berries- this season
unfurls hungry for dewdrops & reach of clouds

             yellow trillium & marigolds
             lilacs of palest lavender & mauve 

& i rise to the perfume of flowers
my body's a fountain, a sprawling sky

             lush of colors
             as spring surges in me
          



Artist:   Sunita Khedekar


Posted for D'verse Poets Pub- Poetics - Color me spring ~
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  1. Brian MillerMarch 18, 2014 at 9:59 AM

    my body a fountain...smiles...love that...all the nature in this...
    and the way you used the flowers to imbue so much color in this...
    love the intaking of spring...until bursting...
    now, bring on the warmth of it here...ha

    very cool grace...

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    1. GraceMarch 18, 2014 at 10:08 AM

      Spring is still a long way from here but in mind, its spring, so its spring ~

      Thanks Brian ~

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  2. brudbergMarch 18, 2014 at 10:14 AM

    Grace.. you know the feeling when in anticipation your toes start to wiggle without your knowledge... exactly like that your poem feels for me... and just like the bumblebee I'm wild for spring to come... alas we have a setback and winter is back...

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    1. GraceMarch 18, 2014 at 10:34 AM

      its actually cold here too Bjorn ~ But I like to think of spring as a frame of mind ~

      I think its important to think of spring blooming in us, regardless of the weather outside which we can't control ~

      And my toes are wiggling, smiles ~

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  3. Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)March 18, 2014 at 10:57 AM

    to use a snipit of both Brian and Bjorn, the spring radiance of color through your creative words and the wiggle of toes like a flower waking from its sleep, this was nice and refreshing. Once again 'Grace-fully' written.

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  4. Pat HattMarch 18, 2014 at 12:25 PM

    Nature sure shines through, hopefully spring will soon come due

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  5. Sumana RoyMarch 18, 2014 at 1:02 PM


    love the profusion of flowers and the joy of spring in your lines....nature's way of cheering us up...

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  6. MaryMarch 18, 2014 at 1:11 PM

    You have me hungering for a breath of spring, Grace. Waiting for daffodils and pansies...but it will definitely be a while.

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  7. ClaudiaMarch 18, 2014 at 1:49 PM

    yes - yes - yes - yes - yes... spring has started over here... and it just changes everything...people have bright smiles on their face...this spirit of awakening...well captured grace...what a concert indeed...and love the carnival joy rides..

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  8. Glenn ButtkusMarch 18, 2014 at 2:27 PM

    I live in the foothills, one hour from the snowbanks, deep & blue chilled, yet yes, some flowers, some trees are anticipating the official start of Spring. Your poem is wondrous, perhaps the perfect paean to Spring, one of the best I have ever encountered, and a perfect pitch interpretation of Sunita's sensual painting; great job, Grace!

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  9. alan1704March 18, 2014 at 3:07 PM

    This is a lush painting of life and creation, mixes the power of color with images of life. Majestic and overflowing.

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  10. AnonymousMarch 18, 2014 at 3:07 PM

    Grace this was a very lush and emboldened poem. Personally I did not care for this art work except one piece that was so different than the rest. >KB

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    1. GraceMarch 18, 2014 at 3:20 PM

      That is why I left the choice open as writers have different tastes and inclination ~ The prompt though is about colors mostly, that is why I choose the artist ~ Thanks KB ~

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  11. Optimistic ExistentialistMarch 18, 2014 at 3:18 PM

    This poem made me think not only of the physical spring that is near, but the emotional spring that signifies rebirth in us all.

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    1. GraceMarch 18, 2014 at 5:59 PM

      I believe in that emotional spring Keith ~ Thank you ~

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  12. AnonymousMarch 18, 2014 at 3:28 PM

    Such a fragrant write... beautiful visuals of the spring accompanied by the colors of these flowers... I really liked the ending. Beautiful write.
    -HA

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  13. Kathryn DycheMarch 18, 2014 at 3:32 PM

    This is just awash with color and I want to swim in your words.

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  14. AnonymousMarch 18, 2014 at 4:12 PM

    Beautiful engagement of the sense in this, Grace. I hope that, by now, you are getting a taste of Spring up there in Canada. We have a lot of Canadian Snowbird friends down here and they aren't overly anxious to fly (or drive) North.

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    1. GraceMarch 18, 2014 at 5:13 PM

      Not yet spring here Victoria ~ I don't see any geese around yet as most of them will fly back when the weather is a bit warmer ~ Thanks ~

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  15. colleenMarch 18, 2014 at 4:28 PM

    Makes me want to eat, smell and spin around .... and then lay in the tender grass.

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    1. GraceMarch 18, 2014 at 5:58 PM

      I would really like that ~ Thanks Colleen ~

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  16. Laurie KolpMarch 18, 2014 at 5:00 PM

    Well, I was going to say the first couplet was my favorite, but the entire poem is amazing... love the concert and rides, body a fountain...

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  17. mrs mediocrityMarch 18, 2014 at 5:32 PM

    Sigh... I am so wishing to be in this place you describe. Beautiful!

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    1. GraceMarch 18, 2014 at 5:56 PM

      So am I but it is still very cold here ~ Thanks K ~

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  18. AnonymousMarch 18, 2014 at 5:52 PM

    Oh hurrah for spring.... I read peaches, strawberries, berries and my mouth started watering! :)

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    1. GraceMarch 18, 2014 at 5:57 PM

      Now that you mentioned it, me too, smiles ~

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  19. ayalaMarch 18, 2014 at 7:44 PM

    I love all the images...sight..beautiful. :) Thank you for your kind words.

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  20. MichaelMarch 18, 2014 at 8:07 PM

    Hi Grace after the long winter you have had I can see the calling of spring is very strong in your poem with lots of vivid images, colour and the nature of spring featuring prominently. Very well done.

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  21. AnonymousMarch 18, 2014 at 8:28 PM

    intoxicating, like wildflowers in a meadow

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  22. Jennifer WagnerMarch 18, 2014 at 9:34 PM

    I really saw spring in your words! Rich use of color Grace...delicious!

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  23. AnonymousMarch 18, 2014 at 9:41 PM

    I really get the feeling from this poem that you like spring! :-) Being a fellow Canadian, I completely understand :-)

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  24. TruedessaMarch 18, 2014 at 9:51 PM

    lovely poem filled with color and great images..so many flowers to adore..

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  25. HeidiMarch 18, 2014 at 10:38 PM

    I love how your poem is a spring bouquet! (Although I'm not ready to give up my sweaters yet. I like this long winter.)

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  26. madhumakhiMarch 18, 2014 at 11:02 PM

    This is an excellent poem. I love the way you've alternated a description of spring with a description of flowers. I enjoyed your spot on description of so many flowers.

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  27. Vandana SharmaMarch 18, 2014 at 11:08 PM

    Very nice and colourful valley of flowers.

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  28. BodhiroseMarch 18, 2014 at 11:21 PM

    This is just a cornucopia of lushness, Grace. The colors of spring flowers and fruits bursting contrasting with the cold that's subsiding...just overflowing wonder!

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  29. AnonymousMarch 19, 2014 at 12:15 AM

    a glorious burst of color, Grace ~

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  30. Kathy ReedMarch 19, 2014 at 1:36 AM

    Love that spring surging inside! Great color labels!

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  31. AnonymousMarch 19, 2014 at 4:21 AM

    Beautiful Grace! I love flower poems and flowers! :-)

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  32. Cressida de NovaMarch 19, 2014 at 4:54 AM

    Rich and luscious poem appealing to all the senses .

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  33. AnonymousMarch 19, 2014 at 5:42 AM

    A kaleidoscope of colour with fruits and flowers, truly light and delicious and beautifully worded Grace.

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  34. AnonymousMarch 19, 2014 at 6:12 AM

    So well described, that surging of hope eternal in the new season and rebirth of nature and of ourselves!

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  35. kaykualaMarch 19, 2014 at 6:29 AM

    Beautiful inroads to welcoming colors of spring. There is so much anticipation to think spring should be just around the corner! Nicely Grace!

    Hank

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  36. Electric AddictMarch 19, 2014 at 6:40 AM

    Summer around the corner and winter well behind us. Woohoo!

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  37. the walking manMarch 19, 2014 at 7:54 AM

    Seriously Grace? OK everyone has the right to look forward to two weeks of the year, we're destined to go from winter to summer. We're looking at fluctuations between just the arctic and sub arctic for another couple of weeks yet.

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  38. JeffMarch 19, 2014 at 9:14 AM

    This just explodes with life, vivid color, so beautifully spring-like. Outstanding writing here!

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  39. RMPMarch 19, 2014 at 3:07 PM

    stunning. I like the italicized lines embedded within. The visual of winter receding as life blooms anew is lovely.

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  40. lucychiliMarch 19, 2014 at 7:55 PM

    you capture the riot of colour and all of the diversity of spring life

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  41. AnonymousMarch 19, 2014 at 10:59 PM

    Yay! I love the spring that you painted with your words. I am looking forward to that kind of beauty. :-)

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  42. SreejaMarch 20, 2014 at 12:21 AM

    So happy to read your flowing words......thats a feeling in itself....
    so beautiful!!

    I think daydreamer is not here nowadays...I miss her....where is she....?

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  43. enthusiastically, dawnMarch 20, 2014 at 12:34 AM

    Oh, that ending makes me wanna sing!

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  44. Elsie AmataMarch 20, 2014 at 7:58 AM

    Consider me colored in spring, Grace. I love how you did the lines. It was almost like two poems in one. Very clever. Happy Spring!!!!!!! As always, thank you. Have a wonderful weekend =)

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  45. UnknownMarch 20, 2014 at 10:43 PM

    Lovely poem. I cannot believe spring is in the air.

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  46. Stacy M.S.March 21, 2014 at 9:13 AM

    of this all...i believe my favorite is the carnival rides and the wine...lovely summery things!

    perfectly penned poem of all the wondrous, lively things spring brings back to us!

    stacy lynn mar
    http://warningthestars.blogspot.com/

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  47. Maggie GraceMarch 23, 2014 at 2:41 PM

    Wow...you really bring the image and Spring to life! Beautiful!

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