The Winter Stalk

A smile cracks my face
can you hear the joy?
Delight wreathes eyes
hidden from your view
fullness blossoms 
because of you.

There’s a bounce in my step
can you see the joy?
Longing be not the villain
but the harbinger of delight
when unhidden from your sight.

Because of you
fullness blooms
on the winter stalk 
golden forsythia flowers.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 1/31/2010 6:12:00 PM
Joyfully poetic and romantic, Deborah. -Robert
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Date: 1/31/2010 2:54:00 PM
This is very uplifting.I enjoyed reading.Hope all is well.Haven't heard from you for a bit.
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Date: 1/31/2010 11:58:00 AM
Dane Ann and Sara..are VERY intiitive and saw past my poetic language to the core..I am the Winter Stalk which blooms. :)
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Date: 1/31/2010 8:20:00 AM
Thank you for your welcome blog comments today Debbie.Rgds Brian
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Date: 1/31/2010 8:15:00 AM
This almost reminds me of falling in love- it's that magical. Just lovely...
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Date: 1/31/2010 5:53:00 AM
Beautiful, Deborah. Forsythia flowers are such a beautiful winter flower. I like the way you compare your inner (perhaps a secret love...hidden. Am I too romantic?) delight to the yellow spray of the winter blossoming Forsythia. xoxox Dane Ann
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Date: 1/30/2010 11:25:00 PM
Beautifully written.
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Date: 1/30/2010 4:46:00 PM
Oh yes....one of my favorites!! A sight like this does, indeed, cheer the spirit!!
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Date: 1/30/2010 4:45:00 PM
There's nothing wrong in longing for spring, Deborah. When I lived in NJ, the forsythia blooms were oh so welcome in early spring. Indeed, the put a "bounce in my step" as I knew pleasant weather was on the way. Very nice poem. Love, carolyn
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