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small encouragements

20.02.10 | Joanne Dibble | 3 Comments

the snow vanished quick as i said. today, a warm sunrise and thawing ground have turned
my thoughts to arriving spring. after living in this place so many years, the signs of changing seasons stand out to me bright as as neon sign. we all receive our little messages of our
seasonal changes. it would be interesting to know them, wherever you are…
gardeners and farmers can read them best, i think.

vty, j-lea

-progression-

the first warm sunrise
first suggestion of nascent spring
there are certain signs for seasons:
birdsong returns as the days grow longer
winter honeysuckle perfumes the air

fat robins bob in the thawing yard
cheerful chirps as they search out
awakening early worms.
brave crocus, daffodils’ bright blooms
first decoration in dun-colored world.
following fast, palest green shoots
testing the warming air.

from above, the faint voices of sandhill cranes
returning from warmer winters,
circling the lake, the loose v-shape
ever reforming as they rise up
on the warm air currents..the long
sharp arrow shape aligns and shoots
due north, riding the high winds.
their cries as they pass over
are soft alarms sounding –
spring is here.

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  1. Michelle says

    February 20, 2010 at 10:13 pm

    It certainly feels like spring here today. I sat outside for several hours reading. Lovely poem.

  2. Hocking Hills Gardener says

    February 21, 2010 at 12:27 am

    Wasn’t the sunshine so wonderful to see the last two days. We got some melting here but it will be a while before I can slosh through the mud. LOL! Maybe when the warmer weather does get here it will stay for once. That would be wonderful to have a nice spring.

  3. Ilona says

    February 26, 2010 at 6:53 pm

    that is so pretty- I want to be there, in that mindset with those pictures.

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