Magnolia Buds
by Gerardine Baugh
Green buds grew overnight
The weather had warmed
Lying to the flowers,
Bushes and trees
It called out
Spring is here
Gliding around the house
The winds softly sighed
And repeated the rumor
Green buds appeared
Soft, fuzzy, avocado green
Buds the size of my finger tips
This worried me,
Freezing winds stung my face,
Burning my bare hands
Ice had recaptured the ground
Winter is suppose to solidify
Send life to sleep
And then, reawaken it in spring
Not freeze and refreeze
Green buds and weakened roots
Exposed to water and ice
Damage can be done
They will shiver and shake, and
Continue to sleep
When spring really does arrive
Underneath the magnolia
I stepped onto the ice
Unsteady and thin
It cracked
Cold,
Cold water
Ran over and in to my shoes
I shivered
* * This is for Jingles, “Thursday Poets’ Rally!”http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/thursday-poets-rally-week-3-jan-28-feb-3-2010/
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Good evening:
Beautiful poetry,
Hope and Joy are in the making,
you see it in nature,
I see it in your words,
stay put,
keep your dreams alive,
the bliss will touch you
like spring flowers
and spring showers,…
very insightful poem
wonderful spirits..
😉 🙂
jingle,
thank you!
Gerardine
wow, I love the photo of Urish on top,
it is a picture which sets everything in motion,
if you have different mood,
you may understand the picture differently,
but the photo shot itself is classical and quality one …
😉
Jingle,
Uriah was upset the water wasn’t frozen that day.
Gerardine
afternoon Gerardine, lovely poem, full of imagery and beauty, I have also posted my Thursday poem, a bit long but nice lol, take care 🙂
william,
It took me a long time to fix my inability to see your Blog postings. Wonderful, poem you wrote for everyone!
Gerardine
Good morning Gerardine, what an awesome poem you have written. The flow is perfect, and you painted a beautiful picture tor all your readers to see as they read line from line. I enjoyed your poem very much.
wild to see buds AND snow at the same time.
Jennifer,
Yes, it worries me. I want to see the flowers in a couple of months I hope they hold out.
Gerardine
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Yes beautiful Gerardine I could feel the cold and I’m so ready for spring,lovely! 🙂
pttyann,
Thank you, me too.
Gerardine
wonderful…stopping by on the poet rally…spring fo me brings hope…life is resilient even in the most bitter of conditions.
brian miller,
Thank you for stopping by.
Gerardine
Beautiful words 🙂
Now even I am longing for Spring and all the colours with it.
Datsme,
Thank you, If I could hurry spring on, I would.. I need to stop by your Blog.
Gerardine
wishing your day going well,
stay warm,
be upbeat,
bless your heart,
your blog is beautiful,
Jingle,
Thank you , You keep me upbeat.
Gerardine
awe Gerardine, im getting a wee bit sad, no post again 🙂 I know your busy lol but have some consideration for your readers lol xx glad all is well with my blog now, todays post has been posted 🙂
William
I don’t want to make you sad, so I posted two Blog entries tonight. Have fun reading.
Gerardine
Poor little tree. *hugs it*
Sparrowsong,
I hope it blooms in spring.
Gerardine
Nicely stated! I loved the image your poetry left in my mind. Thank you for sharing!
joyislife,
Thank you for stopping by and commenting.
Gerardine
You put this together wonderfully. I really like it
gman
gman1212,
Thank you
Gerardine
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That was interesting . I love your finesse that you put into your post . Please do move forward with more like this.