Alongside the edge of a curb
hidden under thin translucent ice
flow the melted crystals of winter
thawed free from the frozen grip
that locked them in for months.
Warm rays touch the thinning ice
the waters swell
accelerating down their course
on a carved out path to the river.They gather items along their way
joining the frigid currents
until, the waters shed
the travelers off to the side.
Around cracks small rocks and
sticks fuse with mud and leaves
sealing the open spaces
forming mini pools.
Where I, a shoeless fairy, play
all afternoon with a friend
splashing and laughing
on a warm spring day.
©3/11 River
posted for One Shot Wednesday week 38 at One Stop Poetry
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17 comments:
A beautiful depiction of spring awakening and the joy of reveling in it!
smiles. this is a fun and lovely write...perfect for these days between seasons...i want to go play in pools now...
Dreamy depiction of the sunshine to come, of the memories that lie locked within its rays - I cannot wait for spring, and the grass beneath my toes, and all the light of life to return. Yet I look outside, and what do I see? Michigan's snowing again. Lucky me. Lovely piece!
Beautiful spring time poem! I wrote a similar one called The End Of February. Clearly, we are both from Minnesota and feeling similarly - how fun!
Oh I so love the image of you, "a shoeless fairy" playing barefoot in the puddles. Way cool. Love it!
a beautiful vision you paint here River!
Great ending verse!
'Where I, a shoeless fairy, play
all afternoon with a friend
splashing and laughing on a warm spring day.'
To be a Spring Fairy what a blessing...they will all be coming to life in your country soon - followed by the Summer and Autumn ones...I remember them well...blessings...bkm
You capture the journey of an overlooked natural wonder. Also like how the speaker is brought into the poem in the last stanza. Lovely work.
Ahh!!! A very beautiful imagery.. and loved the way you could capture the trickles into a flowing of river... your last lines were so full of joy, it made me feel wonderful... I could almost jump up in the stream...
Thanks for sharing...
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
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Thank you everyone. Yes, this is spring in Minnesota. Which we were having until snow blasted us all last night. It is of my childhood memory of spring. :)
How beautiful...thankyou for taking me to those icy rock pools. The image is so refreshing on a hot day...I love it.
Lovely, fun write!
You totally have a 'dancing shoeless fairy' vibe, River... it's definitely you.
What a lovely LOVELY poem, River!! Delightful and oh so refreshing!!
And it's so nice to read about Spring, especially considering that there was hail here today... grrr..
This poem made me feel all warm and ..aahhh!!
just thought i'd let you know that I have an award for you over at my place. it's just a little something to show you how much I appreciate your blog
take care!
Hope
I guess you'll want to add a facebook button to your site. Just marked down this url, however I must do it manually. Simply my $.02 :)
Looking forward to your A to Z posts!
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