Spring Is Not All

Spring is not all, it is not bread nor wine
Nor wool against the lengthy winter spells
From January, April seems divine
Like a mirage in misty distance dwells

Yet with the melting warmth as seasons change
Comes more than flowers bearing pastel hues
Clear snow transforms into a muddy range
Cloud filled insects and cobwebs cloak the views

Along with birdsong, wind storms rise and grow
And take their fill of newly planted ground
With May comes danger, as the farmers know
When homes shake with tornadoes fearsome sound

Though spring exaults in accolades address
Let's value, too, this quiet time of rest

1/28/23

example for my 'Spring is Not All' contest

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Date: 2/16/2023 2:16:00 PM
What a great spin, Michelle. Too bad you can’t enter your contest:) it’s A Win!
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Date: 2/10/2023 11:50:00 AM
Michelle, your poetry always shines with original phrasing and thoughtful insights, but I always find your sonnets especially exquisite and well-crafted. The tension between what we gain and what we lose as season transitions to season is lovingly contemplated here. I particularly enjoyed "Like a mirage in misty distance dwells" and "Cloud filled insects and cobwebs cloak the views". Wonderful example for your thought-provoking contest and a Fav... I look forward to reading all your winners ~ John
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 2/15/2023 5:13:00 PM
While I love spring, I know there are downsides to it and I thought it would be refreshing to have poems that see the other side, thank you for your perceptive comment and the fave, poetry bro!
Date: 2/6/2023 8:48:00 PM
Followed your nice example. I will try for the contest. Have Good Days.
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 2/15/2023 5:13:00 PM
I hope you enter, you write such beautiful poetry, Anisha~
Date: 2/3/2023 9:27:00 AM
A great, different SPRINGLIKE perspective. I hope it wins some award, as I loved it. Peace Friend
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 2/15/2023 5:14:00 PM
Thank you for your visit and comment, always glad to hear from you my friend~
Date: 2/2/2023 9:17:00 PM
Wow! Michelle, this is great example for your contest. I for one have a soft spot for the Spring season because it's the season I was born in. How are you doing?I hope your New Year is going well thus far. Have a good evening:-) Alexis
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 2/15/2023 5:14:00 PM
So far 2023 has been good, hope things are going well for you too, Alexis
Date: 2/2/2023 5:41:00 PM
Reading this, gives me an whole new outlook on spring, Love it Michelle. Harry
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 2/15/2023 5:15:00 PM
Spring does have more than one side, thanks harry~
Date: 1/29/2023 8:47:00 AM
Great example of what you're looking for in the contest. As spring is a favorite for many, I like your idea of pondering it from a different perspective.
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 2/15/2023 5:16:00 PM
I think it is important to see things from different points of view to see the whole picture, thanks, Juliet~
Date: 1/29/2023 12:09:00 AM
Spring is not a season free of blemish ! Each season has its ups and downs. When we enjoy the beauty of life, many lives may be taken away by natural calamities like cyclones and tornados. A perfect sonnet, dear Michelle !
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 2/15/2023 5:16:00 PM
You are so kind, thank you for your introspective comments, Valsa~
Date: 1/28/2023 8:04:00 PM
A shining example, Michelle. Hard to outdo the sponsor, methinks.
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 1/28/2023 9:26:00 PM
Happy for your visit, gw, stay warm out there in Chicago!
Date: 1/28/2023 4:13:00 PM
Display of critters amidst the twisters as one plague yon my household and the latter naught. Nicely done and all the best, Michelle, Aloha William
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 1/28/2023 6:11:00 PM
Quite an image, thank you for your comment, William
Date: 1/28/2023 1:15:00 PM
Very beautiful sonnet, that appreciates more than spring no more no less, A great Example for us Michelle. thank you
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 1/28/2023 1:26:00 PM
Thank you for your comment, appreciate it
Date: 1/28/2023 1:02:00 PM
You're so right, Michelle. We should find the beauty of each season. However, I really don't like winter (shhh). But your poetry, as always, stirs my heart with its beautiful profoundness! Best of luck!
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 1/28/2023 1:07:00 PM
Each season has its good and not so good side, and I don't blame you for not liking winter - thanks for your visit and comment~
Date: 1/28/2023 12:21:00 PM
Your writing is beautiful, Michelle. To make way for the start of a new season, the old one must come to an end.
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 1/28/2023 12:23:00 PM
Yes, very true, thank you for your comment~
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