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Waking To Warmth

Away dashes the last frigid brush of winter
Beauty cannot wait to rise and greet the sun 
Crocuses are first to break through barren soil
Daffodils display their lacy, yellow petals next
Even the iris is beckoned by warmth
Fragile blooms pray another frost will not come
Gardenias bestow their sweet aroma
Hibernating forsythias wake to grace the garden with gold
In these early weeks of spring
Junipers need time to develop fruit
Kindling and firewood are laid aside
Lovers saunter through gardens
Magical kisses are shared beneath the draping willows
Nests appear high in tall trees
Oaks are filled with robins and blue jays 
Peace is found in a hike through the woodlands
Quickly, a red fox darts across the trail
Rabbits are his prey
Squirrels shake their fluffy, furry tails
Total bliss is found in nature’s rebound
Upon the trellis vines are sprouting
Violet morning glories wake to greet sunrise
Winter must remain dormant for nine long months
Xylem carries nutrients to thirsty leaves
Yearlings with dotted hides emerge from forests to graze
Zigzagging among bushes, hummingbirds joyfully welcome spring 


*Written February 21, 2015

Copyright © Carolyn Devonshire | Year Posted 2015

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Connie Marcum Wong Date: 2/28/2015 12:42:00 AM Gosh, what happened Carolyn? I didnt see this beauty on the winners list? I bet you forgot to enter it? Well, it is tops in my book. Love, Connie 7 Login to Reply Paul Callus Date: 3/2/2015 2:49:00 PM I came back to comment on the absence of this poem from the winners' list, but Connie beat me to it, Carolyn! Still a winner in my eyes:) hugs // paul Carolyn Devonshire Date: 2/28/2015 1:49:00 PM Thank you, Connie. Contest sponsors have to decide which poems touch their hearts the most. I'm just glad I was able to write in this form.

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 2/21/2015 6:35:00 PM Carolyn, your entry is stunning! Letting our eyes and senses fill with the beauty of spring as each line blooms into another image of the gifts of springtime. I am sure to see this wonder at the top of the list. I hope you are doing well my friend. Today it is sunny here and our Vog is finally beginning to clear as the north winds trade places with the south and blow the vog out to sea. I hope you are in a warm enough clime and not buried in snow like so many. Cheers, Connie Login to Reply

Paul Callus Date: 2/21/2015 9:27:00 AM Excellent, Carolyn!!! You enchant with the lovely pictures that you have put on offer. Had I not known that you were using this tricky form, I would not have noticed it....the flow is delightful! In my eyes it's a top winner:) hugs // paul Login to Reply