A Morning In Spring

Hundreds of snowdrops
Flowering under old trees
Cold horses awaiting 
Their food to be brought
Paint-flaking windows 
Reflecting thin sunlight
Large piles of wood chopped
To warm up the freeze
Cows at the farm-gate
With milk-swollen udders
Birdsong awakening 
An old hive of bees
Arthritic limbs crackle
The old cat’s awake now 
One eye open
A paw stretched
Assessing the scene

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 12/9/2010 9:43:00 AM
Great visual in this sweet poem, Liz. The 'old cat' must have had a great view! Hugs, Emilia:)
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Date: 8/30/2010 10:17:00 PM
ps. I'm always up for CRAIC!!
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Date: 8/29/2010 10:37:00 AM
Your words have painted a quite lovely scene Liz, nice one >> James
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Date: 8/28/2010 11:00:00 AM
Gee, Liz, you write with such flair that no one could ever guess you'd only been writing poetry for a few months. What awesome innate talent! You have my admiration. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 7/26/2010 7:55:00 PM
I love visual writing like this, LIs. Hope to see more from you!! Love the cat at the end. Andrea
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Date: 7/26/2010 5:35:00 PM
Snowdrops are little wonders, aren't they? We are surrounded by beauty, that's for sure, and your poem captures a bucketful of it. k
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Date: 7/20/2010 6:23:00 AM
Thank you for sharing your poetry with us today Liz. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/19/2010 3:34:00 PM
Beautiful imagery. You've really captured a classic moment here. Welcome to the Soup!
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