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An Unending Story

The first robins of Spring, a joy to see,
Their song, a pastoral symphony,
But brace for stormy winds and wild March skies,
Then add more birds, and bees, and butterflies,
And sunsets, and dawns, and garden flowers,
And torrential floods and gentle showers.
With its perfumed wine so potent and sweet
Summer's debauches are raucous, but fleet.
Trees tremble and blush in Fall's altered air
And hang scarlet adornments in their hair.
Then envious Winter puts on her show,
Enshrouds it all in a blanket of snow.
So seasons endure above and beneath,
An unending story of life and death.

Copyright © Jim Slaughter | Year Posted 2023

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Mark J. Halliday Date: 10/27/2023 9:59:00 AM Like that internal rhyme there, debauches are raucous! Higher level vocabulary usage! Login to Reply Jim Slaughter Date: 10/27/2023 11:49:00 AM Thank you, Mark.

Christina Bowring Date: 10/22/2023 3:46:00 PM Really enjoyed this lovely sonnet Jim. So well written and I love the way you have described all four seasons beautifully. Love the lines, in particular, ‘ Their song, a pastoral symphony’ ‘ Trees tremble and blush in Fall’s altered air’. Delightful. Thank so for sharing :):) Login to Reply Jim Slaughter Date: 10/23/2023 10:35:00 AM Thank you, Christina.

Linda Alice Fowler Date: 10/11/2023 7:35:00 AM Surely sounds like heaven to me Jim. It has a pleasant lilting quality. :) Login to Reply Jim Slaughter Date: 10/11/2023 10:38:00 AM Thank you, Linda.

Silent One Date: 9/24/2023 3:04:00 AM Your sonnet rhymes and flows really well and you describe the four seasons perfectly using this form, creating imagery, which is a pleasure to read.. Login to Reply Jim Slaughter Date: 9/24/2023 10:38:00 AM Thank you, S O. Fortunately, Nature lends itself rather well to poetry.

Tom Woody Date: 9/23/2023 4:09:00 PM It actually reminds me of a Bible verse at Genesis 8:22. In any case, you summed up the seasons very poetically and succinctly, though I always thought old man winter was a he Login to Reply Jim Slaughter Date: 9/24/2023 10:37:00 AM Thanks, Tom. I guess "he" can be, but they all seem very feminine, to me.

Ilene Bauer Date: 9/23/2023 1:46:00 PM nicely crafter, jim! i enjoyed your take on the seasons... Login to Reply Jim Slaughter Date: 9/24/2023 10:36:00 AM Thanks, Ilene. I'm so glad Fall is finally here.