Liberated

Pre-dawn morn
snow blankets the ground
under its cover
fast asleep...
Well, hello, Mr. Sun
and welcome!
Smile, sparkle and shine
on spotless white lawns...
Aha! The first tear in the fabric
a clump of grass pops up
each green blade like a baby robin
yearning for Mother Bird's return
Only these are happy babies
reaching for sunlight...
Now another clump of grass appears
and another...and another...
Too many to count...
Icicles drip off the wood frame shed
Whole patches of grass are freed up
No longer captive to their white warden
Liberated, aching for the Fall of Winter

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Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 11/4/2019 1:46:00 PM

I love summer also, but sometimes the heat becomes unbearable under the African sun at noon. Our winters are nowhere near as severe, in fact we only see snow (if we are lucky) once in every five or six years and our mid-day temperatures can rise to 21 degrees centigrade. Love your poem! Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/4/2019 2:27:00 PM

Thanks, Jennifer! … In Chicago, our mid-day temperatures sometimes rise to 21 degrees Celsius (and higher!) in January and February. Of course, the next day they plummet to minus 21 Celsius! 'Ain't we got fun! Smiles, Gershon

Elaine Perrin

Date: 11/4/2019 7:52:00 AM

I can’t wait for summer to return! You’ve painted a lovely picture :-) x

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/4/2019 1:28:00 PM

I can't wait for summer either, Elaine. Best wishes, Gershon

Ann Foster

Date: 11/2/2019 6:14:00 PM

Wonderful. Ann

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/4/2019 1:28:00 PM

Than you so much, Ann! :) gw

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 11/2/2019 2:15:00 PM

Mr. Sun never had such a cheerful greeting!

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 11/2/2019 12:28:00 AM

This brings a smile. I can hardly wait, I’m not a fan of winter.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/4/2019 1:26:00 PM

S-n-o-w is a four-letter word! ~ Gershon

Sandra Adams

Date: 11/1/2019 6:31:00 PM

I want my warm weather back...love this one...if only we could paint away winter and linger in spring and summer... Great write Gershon... love the scene you painted! hugs

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/4/2019 1:25:00 PM

I second the motion: Warm weather can't return soon enough... btw, it's back in the 50's today in Chicago. (Better than snow and ice and the 20's!). Cheers, gw

Ts Poetry

Date: 11/1/2019 3:10:00 PM

My grass is green now and it is me sitting in the sun shining thru the window

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/1/2019 5:16:00 PM

The grass is green again on the North Side of Chicago as of early afternoon. So glad to have Autumn back. Cheers, Gershon

Bobby May

Date: 11/1/2019 2:54:00 PM

Gershon, I want summer back, GREAT pen and paper, wait!!, great tapping on the computer I mean!! Your pen has not lost it's flavor rich with words!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/1/2019 3:10:00 PM

Bobby, You're preaching to the choir here, brother! I want summer back (and I want my mommy too! LOL. But I do!). Thank you for your kind words and continued encouragement. Warm weather wishes! ~ gw