East Wind and southern
breezes merge, calling forth life
from dead of winter.
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Photo: Dwight L. Roth
Frank Tassone asked us to write a Haikai poem that refers to the East Wind.
Green shoots
Reminder of Spring (a Sonnet-3)
Winter is the time of the year when many people find it difficult to cope. Depression is common during these dark days. Today I saw my daffodils pushing through the mulch in my flower bed. Although it is the middle of winter, it is a reminder for all of us that winter is always follow by spring. I wrote the following Sonnet to say that this can be true on a personal level as well.
There in the sunshine pushing through cold ground;
Shoots of green daffodils, reaching for light;
Hidden strength revealed // energetic might;
The middle of winter // they can’t stay down!
Cold weather will come; chilling snow will fall.
Flowers still grow in the darkest of days;
As the light returns to shine through the haze;
Green shoots arising standing proud and tall.
It’s important to recall // in darkest night;
When life turns cruel and depression rises;
Deep inside us // we reach up for the light.
Springtime always follow winter’s dark night.
We will rise // and push through with all our might;
Renewing our strength we bask in the light!
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
I have gone back and revised this Sonnet to add to Jilly’s d’verse challenge to use enjambment in our poems. The use of punctuation increased readability and allows the reader to be able to know what the writer intended.
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