I Saw A Robin Today

How imperceptibly the first springing takes place! - Thoreau

oblivious to calendars

loyal to a promise

frozen in time

thawed in eternity

etched in stone

i saw a robin today

giddy with laughter, joy and hope

daringly scampering out from beneath some slumbering bushes

as nearby geese picked at the bare ground left by melted footprints in the snow

a march sun reached up, stretched and yawned after a long winters nap

a seagulll circled overhead on wisps of air from the very nostrils of god

as if tracing a spiral staircase

the warm sun reflecting off the slice of ocean in the inlet was blinding like diamonds

infinitely more precious

i offered a prayer of thanks to divinity

as choirs of angels sang a reassuring psalm of creation

seasons may come and seasons may go but the time was then

that very juncture

there is no past and no tomorrow

no time for sorrow

only now

forever transcribed in the annals of never ending time

come what may

on the vows of what southerly winds and pages of the good book have to say

because truth is undeniable

the lord is faithful and reliable

all is right in my soul

bare ground was always there beneath the snow

this i know

because

i saw a robin today

.

Author's Note

"The wonderful purity of nature at this season is a most pleasing fact.... In the bare fields and tinkling woods, see what virtue survives. In the coldest and bleakest places, the warmest charities still maintain a foothold." Thoreau

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

Natural, philosophical and spiritual. You combine all of that in a marvelous poem. You offer prayers and thanks for all.
I hope you have a wonderful spring. Don't forget to spring forward.

[Pete]

spring is definitely in the air. i will give back an hour this upcoming weekend as you remind ... :)

[Sami Khalil]

Hehehe!..............

[Sami Khalil]

"i saw a robin today
giddy with laughter, joy and hope
daringly scampering out from beneath some slumbering bushes"

[Pete]

yes, i really did ... :)

[Sami Khalil]

"i offered a prayer of thanks to divinity
as choirs of angels sang a reassuring psalm of creation
seasons may come and seasons may go but the time was then
that very juncture"

[Pete]

what else was a blessed boy to do ... :)

[Sami Khalil]

Wow!.............

[R.J Calzonetti]

Very descriptive in a way that showed the beauty in what you saw. Loved the poem, thanks for sharing! :)

[Pete]

thanks r j ... :)