Equinox

As the weather softly turns
Beckoning in the Equinox
Clusters of colourful bulbs
Dance and sway in the breeze
Eagles swoop up on thermals
Flying high until they are specks
Golden feathers gleaming amid
Heather glowing white on the hills
Indigo skies with puffy clouds
Jutting into various shapes
Kale drift by lazily snapping flies
Luscious grasses adorn the meadows
Mushrooms appear nestled under trees
Nightingales sweetly sing in Spring
Osprey dive deep for fish
Plunging in time and again
Quaint old fashioned flowers 
Radiant with rainbow colours
Spread rampant in the beds
Tulips dip and bow in greeting
Under the hosta's a dormouse lives
Velvet nose twitching the air
Watching out for birds of prey
Xanado bathed in sunshine highlights
Yellow buttercups which coat the ground as 
Zenith of Spring soon now will fade away.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015



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Date: 3/27/2015 10:44:00 PM
and the mother of all abecedarians, how can I forget THIS gem? You've gotta do a nature book, shadow!! WEll, I need to get going now. Maybe I will judge my contest soon!
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Date: 2/25/2015 4:14:00 PM
Quite a beautiful word-rendering of Spring's equinox...I can hardly wait.
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Shadow Hamilton
Date: 2/26/2015 4:21:00 AM
ty ML ah Spring I long for its warm days and new life everywhere hugs
Date: 2/25/2015 1:58:00 AM
A wonderful poem. I have tried to write in this form before but it always seems contrived. Your poem flows like a gentle stream meandering through a gentle country side. So beautiful. Love Shane xxx
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Date: 2/25/2015 12:14:00 PM
ty so much Shane it is a form that I love hugs
Date: 2/22/2015 2:37:00 AM
Hi Shadow, Indeed a beautiful piece. Brilliant work.. Respect, Rajkumar
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Shadow Hamilton
Date: 2/24/2015 5:12:00 AM
ty so much Rajkumar appreciated hugs
Date: 2/21/2015 11:49:00 AM
Well written, Shadow,I am learning a lot from all of you. a 7. Blessings eve
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Shadow Hamilton
Date: 2/24/2015 5:14:00 AM
ty Eve Soup is a wonderful to learn I have and am still learning so much hugs
Date: 2/15/2015 8:52:00 PM
This is indeed lovely. We will have to be at our best to come up to it in content and beauty. Love, Joyce
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Shadow Hamilton
Date: 2/24/2015 5:15:00 AM
ty Joyce I am really looking forward to reading all the entries gl and hugs
Date: 2/12/2015 11:41:00 AM
Not so easy to do but you did well..Way to go..Good example..Sara
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Shadow Hamilton
Date: 2/24/2015 5:18:00 AM
ty Sara and sorry for slow reply have been very unwell plus 4 days in hospital slowly recovering hugs
Date: 2/11/2015 2:28:00 PM
So now I see why you had put up this kind of poem. This is what you are having for your contest, right? I don't think I could ever measure up to this one!!
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Shadow Hamilton
Date: 2/24/2015 5:17:00 AM
yes Andrea and I am sure your entry will be superb ty hugs
Date: 2/11/2015 7:20:00 AM
*Lol* I got so caught up in the poem I forgot why I dropped by, thanks for picking my Indulgence poem Shadow.
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Date: 2/11/2015 7:49:00 AM
very welcome Rick you wrote an excellent poem hugs
Date: 2/11/2015 7:18:00 AM
If I had not read the form I would not have known it was an abcecdarian. I usually find poems in this form to be clunky but yours is wistful perfection. 7!
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Date: 2/11/2015 7:50:00 AM
ty so much kind sir hugs
Date: 2/11/2015 6:58:00 AM
Shadow, your poem is so pretty and tranquil as I look out my window at mountains of white snow and I really like this form, I must try it and . . thank you so much for my wonderful placement in your Indulgence contest, my poem ' and that comes from within' (that you inspired) is very meaningful to me and I am so honoured ~~
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Date: 2/11/2015 7:52:00 AM
it was my favourite poem Connie and ty so much for enjoying this poem. Well no time like the present my new contest is a Spring Abecedarian so please get writing lol hugs
Date: 2/10/2015 12:53:00 AM
Shadow, I have never read a more beautiful or creative Abecedarian! This takes some talent which you have an abundance of dear friend! I am fav'ing this wonderful poem! 7+
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Date: 2/11/2015 7:54:00 AM
ty so much Connie it means a lot to me hugs
Date: 2/8/2015 1:32:00 AM
I ENJOYED THIS POEM immensely. I just inhaled a breath of fresh air. Keep it up.
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Date: 2/11/2015 7:56:00 AM
ty Valerie very much appreciate your time in reading it hugs
Date: 2/6/2015 8:07:00 AM
My God what a poem Shadow "Xanado bathed in sunshine highlights" You are painting dreams. Loved and added it to my fav list. Big hugs for this ...God bless))) Your friend
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Date: 2/11/2015 7:57:00 AM
ty so much Rajat and apologises for such a slow reply I have been in hospital just came home yesterday hugs
Date: 2/5/2015 7:08:00 PM
just saw today linda silver buds on the weeping willow excellent pen dear pal wishing you a great week
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Shadow Hamilton
Date: 2/11/2015 7:58:00 AM
ty Liam my dear friend hugs (soup mail)
Date: 2/5/2015 4:51:00 PM
Oh how you make me look forward to spring...a beautiful, colorful word painting.
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Date: 2/11/2015 8:00:00 AM
dear ML ty so much and sorry for very slow reply I only got out of hospital last night hugs
Date: 2/4/2015 3:09:00 AM
Amazingly beautiful poem Shadow dear! So well composed,, stunning!@!
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Shadow Hamilton
Date: 2/4/2015 9:15:00 AM
ty Dr Upma so nice of you hugs
Date: 2/3/2015 9:02:00 PM
This is a hauntingly beautiful poem that poetically draws on the allure of spring and nature. Emile.
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Date: 2/4/2015 9:16:00 AM
ty so much Emile hugs
Date: 2/3/2015 6:55:00 PM
wowowow,what a way to do this style of poetry. amazing, dear. Also, you are my last comment. I am finally caught up from not being able to do things yesterday here. Bye now. I am off to the gym!!!
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Date: 2/4/2015 9:18:00 AM
ty Andrea it is an enjoyable style. I have not been so much either soon be start of showing season so busy with ring craft training hugs
Date: 2/3/2015 5:22:00 PM
absolutely delightful imagery in your Springtime Abecedarian Shadow:-) a 7 from me:-) Hugs Jan xx
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Shadow Hamilton
Date: 2/3/2015 5:47:00 PM
ty Jan soon be Spring hugs
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