Tangible

Can you feel it?

Bone branches sway in the wind,

A meagre sun filtering through ashen skies

My footsteps crunch in the blanket,

Ice crystals covering the Earth,

Keeping it warm until the robin

Fills the air once more with its song

 

Distantly, the faint sounds of birdcalls exchanged,

Rapid chirps,

Repetitions of names

While somewhere beneath the ground,

New life stirs

 

Nobody can feel it,

See it,

Not yet, the Earth is still too bare,

But something keeps smiles on lips longer,

Renews eyes’ twinkles,

Long lost to the winter’s cold

 

It’s a flavour on the wind,

Something new stirring,

It’s what makes birdsong sweeter,

And what makes rabbits dance in the lilac groves

 

Life renewed once again,

New generation to seed

And finally, after a lifetime of darkness,

We can smile in the light of the sun

Reviews

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

A perfect title to a most perfect poem. This makes me feel Spring already!
From the darkness to the light the earth blossoms once again.. a beautiful poem , very inspirational. This is a wonderful verse:

"It’s a flavour on the wind,

Something new stirring,

It’s what makes birdsong sweeter,

And what makes rabbits dance in the lilac groves"

I love your line, 'flavor on the wind'... beautiful.
'Rabbits dancing in the lilac groves~ love it!!

Chloe

[Aries]

It's beautiful, baby. I love the imagery you paint with this one. Easily a favourite.