David Crandall Poet Rhyme

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4/27/2024 for Line Inspiration Poetry Contest, sponsored by Joseph May

Dawn's Enchanted Meadow

You say you caught a miserable cold, child,
And mother won’t let you play?
“When dawn drifts into enchanted meadows”
Is just the tale for you today!

The silent meadow comes alive at dawn
With the songs of a hundred birds.
It’s a well-orchestrated symphony 
Of avian singers without words,

Not the discordant chatter of the morning news -
A human newscaster’s litany.
Can a hundred different bird’s sound peaceful 
When they sing in harmony?

The verdant meadow comes alive at dawn
With two hundred butterflies.
These guys start out as homely caterpillars.
Each one, latent beauty, belies.

Two hundred winged enchantresses 
In all their colorful flair - 
Would we notice how gorgeous they are
Without the ugly to compare?

The flowery meadow comes alive at dawn
With the buzz of a thousand bees.
They pollinate the lovely flowers to make
Tomorrow’s wild strawberRIES.

These fellows carry scimitars, these 
Confectioners on the wing.
Could we appreciate life’s sweet taste of honey
Without its painful sting?

The dappled meadow comes alive at dawn
With the work of a million bugs.
Every one of them has a purpose,
Even the lowly slugs.

Ants are industrious ecosystem engineers.
Worms aerate soil to make plants, green.
Would the king who sits atop the food chain eat
Without the labor of the unseen?

The enchanted meadow comes alive at dawn,
Bringing happiness and hope.
I hate to imagine what those without
Would do with enough rope.

Here's a riddle, grandchild, your life so new,  
All about a world you have just come to.
Would we ever see creation’s light
Without the darkness of the night?

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Joseph May May 5, 2024 at 6:53 AM Congrats on your win David, Very nicely penned

Kim Rodrigues April 27, 2024 at 4:39 AM Can a hundred different bird’s sound peaceful When they sing in harmony? love this! Love the contrasts! We can’t fathom the delight in peace and that perhaps peace is something we haven’t laid a hold of yet. Sometimes I say to myself, what if I could just walk and not have to worry…oh what lovely peacefulness. This is wonderful, David! David Crandall April 27, 2024 at 10:25 AM Thanks Kim! Talking about the feeling of peace, I'm a city dweller and I remember once sitting outside a cabin on the first day of vacation and trying to figure out what felt so different, and so peaceful, and it was the absence of city noise, which is always there 7x24.