A Song of Spring

I hear the sounds of a spring brightening dawn,
As fledgeling birds from sheltering nests emerge.
A lone Blackbird’s singing lifts this idling morn,
A creature scuttering through the long grassed verge.
I hear a fox barking in the fading night,
An early bee droning through the warming day.
I hear breezes rustling in the morning light,
The slow risen hours of a full budded May,
I hear the symphony of the pouring rain,
The hiss as sudden watery puddles form,
Fast rivulets gushing through the gurgling drain,
Low grumbling sounds of a distant passing storm.
I hear the woodland stream sing its own refrain
And slow draughts whispering through the barn’s stored grain.
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Marcum Wong Avatar
January 12, 2022 at 7:02 AM
This is such a lovely spring sonnet Barry. The gifts of nature abound in this gorgeous poem. New year blessings xxoo
Stebbings Avatar
January 12, 2022 at 10:43 AM
Thank you very much, Connie. // Barry
Merryman Avatar
January 8, 2022 at 1:20 PM
Fantastic imagery in this, Barry! A beautifully written sonnet! Blessings, Kim M
Stebbings Avatar
January 8, 2022 at 1:32 PM
Thank you very much, Kim. // Barry
Andresen Avatar
January 8, 2022 at 12:52 PM
- I live in the country ... (only one neighbor) ... all these sounds you describe ... I hear them every spring ... + the cuckoo and the eagle ... beautifully described ... I love spring, Barry :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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January 8, 2022 at 12:56 PM
Thank you very much, Anne-Lise. // Barry
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