A Frozen Spring
First a winter that would not cool, and now a spring that will not warm.
Snow flies thick as fruit flies on old bananas in summer,
Heavy flakes full of the icy tears of angels crying for the lush heat of heaven.
The cold crushes spirits, makes us walk with heads bowed
not in prayer, but in submission, or perhaps penitence,
as we watch our world disappear in a swirl of unforgiving white.
I am still, crumpled in despair by a garden
never to bloom or so it feels,
the only heat that of my blood as it pulses slower, slower,
slower
through my fading body.
(Note to readers: Even though National Poetry Writing Month officially ended yesterday, I realized that I am seven poems short, so I am going to make up for the missing verses. Besides, I’m really enjoying writing poems again.)
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May 1, 2013 at 3:34 pm
slpmartin
Looks like you’re going to move from winter straight into summer out there…enjoyed your poem.
May 1, 2013 at 6:37 pm
Issy
You may have to eat Sir Robin’s minstrels! (and there was much rejoicing!)
May 1, 2013 at 6:55 pm
Seasweetie
I keep trying remember which season gave which other seasons a miss…