Sing Spring

Scavenging squirrels search for acorns, scratching old stumps from trees. 
Scampering up my sugar maple, they steal my bird feeder seeds. 
Sleepy salamanders wake from their slumber to search on slippery stones for a spider lunch and a caterpillar filled home.

Pigeons flock together to peacefully perch on an church. 
Puddles are for parched puppies who suffer a little thirst. 
Ponds become a drink for blooming blossoming trees.
Patiently I’m waiting to plant petunia and poppy seeds

Rubbery rain boots donate dry feet.
Robin fledglings begin to eat.   
Rain and sun meet as one,
making a ribbon of lovely hues,  
arched green, yellow, and radiant blues.
Ribbit then repeat, frogs wake up to a
repetitive beat.                  

Imagine a katydid, butterfly or flea,
drinking sun warmed cinnamon tea ! 
If inchworms can measure a dragonfly’s wings,
imagine a butterfly that could really sing! 
Indigo Buntings dipped in blue, grasshoppers and cicadas are their favorite food.

Nuthatch, a feathered acrobat that can climb upside down, and circle a tree around and around. On peanuts and cherries they love to dine, with conifers and prickly pines.
Nature welcomes spring with lovely bird songs, while tall grass hides a new spotted fawn.

Geese with long black necks eat gracefully from the ground, where berries and spring grass is now easily found. Larger than a duck but smaller than a swan.
Soon goslings will appear when wintertime is gone, singing proud, petite songs.
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Date: 6/7/2025 3:18:00 AM
A totally delightful write. A pleasure to read.
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Marikate Kingston
Date: 6/17/2025 10:59:00 PM
Why thank you Richard. I am glad you enjoyed it !
Date: 6/1/2025 10:38:00 AM
I enjoyed reading your fun/cute "Sing Spring" write. What a wonderful Acrostic. I love to write in this style. When squirrels are running wild and birds are singing we know it is springtime. Have a lovely day writing away..................
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Marikate Kingston
Date: 6/5/2025 7:00:00 PM
It is fun isn't it, writing in this style? I guess it is not a true acrostic, but none the less, fun to write. :) I appreciated your nice compliment Paula, thank you.
Date: 6/1/2025 9:57:00 AM
I’m smiling here Marikate about those squirrels stealing the bird feeder seeds. Snap! We have the same problem…well, until we bought a bird feeder that was supposed to be squirrel proof. It was for a bit and then one morning we woke to find the bird feeder had disappeared never to return. :) To this day I haven’t a clue who or what took it. I digress..great read. Cheers - Gary
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Marikate Kingston
Date: 6/5/2025 7:05:00 PM
Isn't that funny, crows maybe? A gifted squirrel? A bear possibly? That happened to us once when we lived in Vermont. A giant black bear stood straight up on our metal bar feeder and demolished the feeder and all it's seeds!!
Date: 5/19/2025 4:24:00 AM
I love how you personified natures creatures in this delightful acrostic not missing a beat! Paulette
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Marikate Kingston
Date: 6/5/2025 6:56:00 PM
Pardon the pun, but spring is such a bright light after a dismal dull winter. Thank you for your nice comment Paula.
Date: 5/6/2025 12:03:00 PM
An enjoyable read Marikate, it's lovely to see everything coming back to life again. Tom
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Marikate Kingston
Date: 5/6/2025 7:19:00 PM
I certainly agree Tom. The first sign being the robin, up awful early. Tweet tweet. Thank you for your nice comment.
Date: 5/6/2025 5:41:00 AM
We have a park where we walk daily and have for many years. My wife never tries of videotaping the new goslings each spring. Cute little buggers. Nice spring welcome Marikate
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Marikate Kingston
Date: 5/6/2025 10:50:00 AM
Thank you Tom. It is a lovely time of year and goslings are so darling following their mommy everywhere. I enjoy your poetry as well. Thank you for commenting on mine.
Date: 5/3/2025 12:03:00 PM
I went back to this poem and re-wrote my lines 3 times so they read more smoothly But thank you for the kind compliments below. Just getting back to Poetry Soup after healing from big time surgery, so I guess I'm back being a newbie.
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Date: 4/26/2025 9:22:00 PM
This poem is filled with so many creative lines. Love all the alliteration you used as well
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Marikate Kingston
Date: 5/6/2025 7:25:00 PM
That is such a nice thing to say. It is fun for me to write like that. I am trying to teach myself to write a limerick, but struggling Thanks again for your nice comments on my poem Andrea
Date: 4/26/2025 3:54:00 PM
I enjoy your Acrostic that describes the many floral and fauna facets of Spring. Some of my favorites are salamanders, Bunting, Nuthatch, and fawn. Your poem lights up my surroundings.
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Marikate Kingston
Date: 5/6/2025 7:27:00 PM
What a lovely thing to say! Thank you. It was fun to write, as I love spring.
Date: 4/25/2025 10:30:00 PM
Ah, lovely alliteration, rhyme, and imagery- <3
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Marikate Kingston
Date: 5/6/2025 7:32:00 PM
Well gee, thank you. I like the way the poem turned out, but I need to learn how to write different types of poems which to me are tricky. Right now struggling to write a limerick. I am determined to keep plugging away Thank you for your nice comment Paige
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