incredulity (or spring miracles)

above me those heavy limbs of blossoms
gently tickle a sky of blue –
i am watching a leaf form, it’s beginning ache
and tenuous, tenacious first push off the branch

to feed off the sun, to feel a cool breeze,
oh that same breath
bringing down petals in such expressive state
as we both shake heads in incredulity.

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  1. Claudia Avatar
    Claudia

    nice…spring leaves me breathless each year anew…and each year i think i should be used to it now..but it's def. magic that happens…great capture..and hope you had a lovely time in new zealand…def. on my places to visit list..smiles

  2. Brian Miller Avatar
    Brian Miller

    smiles…lovely imagery and a bit of fun too there in the end…enjoyed…

  3. Victoria Avatar
    Victoria

    I really like that aching bud form…an image I wish I'd written. Nice spring poem.

  4. Mary Mansfield Avatar
    Mary Mansfield

    such vivid imagery, you definitely captured the wonder of springtime.

  5. Semaphore Avatar
    Semaphore

    The naturalist observer mirrored in his nodding by the leaves-and-petals, wind-blown on the bough. An image of amazement, a spring miracle.

  6. John (@bookdreamer) Avatar
    John (@bookdreamer)

    A clear breath of spring

  7. Jody Costa Avatar
    Jody Costa

    thank you all very much!! I love spring so much, and it was especially amazing to me this year since I arrived home from fall in New Zealand to a world in complete bloom….

    @Claudia, i can send you my NZ trip notes if you'd like 🙂

  8. Sky Raft Wanderer Avatar
    Sky Raft Wanderer

    Really digging that closing line. So well written.

    Nice write here.

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