The BargainGenerally, I am on
the Clean Side; but,
garden soil is my
rich exception --
I wallow in it,
a piggy for the scent
and feel --
Sort of like, training
wheels on bicycles
are for sissies,
glove-less, I dip and
knead; saturate and
soak. Claw! Compact!
Sniff the compost,
deeply investing with
bacteria: praising, composing
a reverent hymn, How gloriously
Efficient Is Nature!~ our
Mother recycling, wasting
nothing, reusing...
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Categories:
spring, caregiving, garden, grave, nature,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
spring,
Form: Haiku
Original Haiku 1 by Michael R BurchOriginal Haiku by Michael R. Burch
Keywords/Tags: winter, love, dream, kindness, sun, sea, leaf, leaves, autumn, spring, life, poets, words, stars, moon, war
Such a frigid winter day,
our words
also icy
—Michael R. Burch
Her love,
sheer and ***** as gossamer,
did not adhere...
—Michael R. Burch
I dream of love
as bankers dream
of repossessing Ferraris.
—Michael R. Burch
The hummingbird fans an iris:
myriad acts of kindness
go...
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Categories:
spring, autumn, dream, love, poets,
Form: Haiku
The Season of the Year: It’s Spring TimeA new season comes
Gorgeous and wonderful plants
Snowdrops and new trees...
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Categories:
seasons, spring,
Form: Haiku
Spring Hiku
*sun* >b>u>r>s>t>s spring dawn
color c-o-l-l-a-g-e s*h*i*n*e*s in s k y
...
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Categories:
spring, nature,
Form: Other
The Clocks Go Back One HourTime changes with life and life changes with time.
October grows too old,
Hobbling backwards
With the burden of years,
On the sinuous alcove of time,
Tenebrous and feathery,
Her hidden lamps blinking furiously
At the silhouettes of wasted days.
The wasted leaves of autumn
Break forth and dance down
With the weak speed of burnt confetti.
The clocks go back several ticks,
Schlepping on the tired...
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Categories:
march, october, spring, summer,
Form: Free verse
New Beginnings(April 7, 2025)
To new beginnings,
A moment in time where we have an opening to try and start anew
Every soul has dealt with yearning for a chance to redeem themselves
What better way than to start in the Spring,
How angelic it is when we see the leaves bloom and everything starts to look rich again.
I for...
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Categories:
spring, anxiety, blessing, courage, depression,
Form: Free verse
pollen freeIch liebe den frischen Duft der Frühlingsluft;
Solange die Luft pollenfrei ist, ist alles in Ordnung. :)
Translation:
I love the fresh scent of spring air;
As long as the air is pollen-free, everything is fine. :)...
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Categories:
nature, spring,
Form: I do not know?
Symbol of Spring in TowThis isn't ink — it's blossom breath,
A message from a paper's depth.
That this is a blush pink breeze,
Not just a standing tree.
A story that narrates how spring once paused,
When petals fell without a cause.
A square of paper telling us,
Its quiet bloom still speaks to us....
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Categories:
spring, appreciation, memory, nature, time,
Form: Ekphrasis
Confronting Shadows
in the spring, when petals praise
within the song of grace who’ll amaze
beneath the silence of a gentle bud
there is a power, power in the blood
in the summer, when stories reveal
hope so sacred, sacred enough to heal
beyond the sun grows a life of wonder
singing exultation in the raging thunder
in the autumn, when leaves begin to weep
there...
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Categories:
spring, autumn, gospel, heaven, hope,
Form: Rhyme
SpringI felt like it was coming,
not through buds breaking open,
but through a softness in the air,
like a soft napkin
forgotten on the chest
of an old icon.
No one announced it
not the wind,
not the birds,
not the old woman at the corner window,
threading her days together
with a broken needle.
This spring has no footsteps,
no voice,
only the faint scent of resin
and...
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Categories:
spring,
Form: Free verse
Summer's End
Burning like fever in the spring
our love affair was on the wing
then drifted away on the summer wind
now I'm thinking of you
how good it used to be
holding on to precious memories
and every teardrop has a tale to tell
every teardrop fills a wishing well
changing like autumn leaves that fall
your love it comes and goes
then melts away...
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Categories:
spring, autumn, lost love, romantic
Form: Rhyme
Matsuo Basho: English translations of Haiku about Spring 2Matsuo Basho English Translations of haiku about spring, birds, bats, butterflies, flowers, sun, cherry.
Seeing them naked
almost makes me caress
the wanton flowers.
—Matsuo Basho, translation by Michael R. Burch
As temple bells fade
flowers strike their fragrance
into the silence.
—Matsuo Basho, translation by Michael R. Burch
The bat also emerges
into the birds’
world of flowers.
—Matsuo Basho, translation by Michael R. Burch
When planting,
please...
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Categories:
spring, bird, butterfly, culture, earth,
Form: Haiku
Matsuo Basho English Translations: Spring 1Matsuo Basho Haiku: English Translations of haiku about seasons, spring, rain, moon, flowers, blossoms, wind, river, etc.
Blame the rainy season
for my absence,
old friend Moon.
—Matsuo Basho, translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
For yet a little while,
the pale moon
floating among blossoms...
—Matsuo Basho, translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Moon past full:
darkness
increasing.
—Matsuo Basho, translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Spring rains
so heavy
they overflow...
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Categories:
spring, flower, moon, rain, river,
Form: Haiku
A Spring SongAfter the sleet and snow of winter,
Life has taken a rebirth.
Barren spaces, adorned in kaleidoscopic colours.
Sunlight glistens, daffodils and daisies spring.
The heavenly music of birds drowns the air,
Bringing joy and cheer to uncounted hearts.
...
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Categories:
appreciation, flower, spring,
Form: Verse
Specific Types of Spring Poems
Read wonderful spring poetry on the following sub-topics:
beautiful, change, equinox, first day, flowers, hope, life, love, romance, school, showers, transition
and more.
Definition | What is Spring in Poetry?
Poems Related to Spring
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