Wishes

[luvleerenee]

i need eternal spring. no more
changing seasons, no reason
for anything at all, but dreams
i want to be still, listen exclusively

to crickets and children's laughter,
breathe hyacinths each morning
freesias in afternoons, moonflowers
at twilight, violets forever

to slumber at the skirt
of a chortling creek, slip
slowly into nature, sun myself
at the edge of the world

Reneé

[luvleerenee]

skirt? who said I was wearing a skirt? or anything beneath? :D Just teasing and thanks for your reply.

[Michael]

Reneé, you paint a utopia in which most of us would like to live and you paint it vividly.

i want to be still, listen exclusively

to crickets and children's laughter
Your use of enjambment is very effective here.

[luvleerenee]

Thank you, Michael. Coming from you, it especially means a lot.

[shane]

Me too. Why is spring the shortest season?

I loved this Renee, I read it with a sigh. It’s been snowing in parts of the country here. I suspect spring will pass us by again before bursting into summer.

[luvleerenee]

I don't know why either. It seems like spring just sort of melt into summer too quickly. I love this time of year, although it doesn't feel like true spring around here either. It has been rainy and cold - but I am hoping within a few weeks spring will emerge. Thank you, Shane!

[Poeticpiers]

You would soon be bored Renee we need the changing seasons.Without contrasts all would blend into a bland indifference, Bright Blessings to you

[luvleerenee]

Thanks for the pic. Snow falling on springtime blossoms.

Ivor, you may be right, but I have had more than my share of winter and coldness this year! :)

[Fenris]

Eternal Spring! Somewhere I guess it exists, but not in this lifetime. For now we must be grateful for our annual experiences.

[AlluraD]

Renee~
I really enjoyed this one~ *s* Very visual!! When Spring finally does come in the North it is so intense...a true rebirth of life and hope after the long bleak months of Winter. I lived in Upstate, NY for my whole life until 6 years ago. All I can sAy is that I know the feeling you evoke so well in this poem but also yearn to live again by the turning of that endless wheel of the year.

[e-piph[lol]]

a spring of lasting bliss
a season of our lives

i love this poem .. many layered
and chock full of the human season
of being, and wishing

[luvleerenee]

Fenris, don't go dashing all my dreams! Can't we just pretend that there is eternal spring? :D

AlluraD, spring is so gorgeous and so renewing. I always feel invigorated when the sun shines warmly and everything is lovely and green and so alive. It seems like the plants are joyous - and it is contagious. :) I bet up state NY is beautiful this time of year. I have only seen pictures, unfortunately. Thanks for your comment!

Epiph, I love your reply. "chock full of the human season of being, and wishing". That is perfect. Thanks so much. :loveya:

Reneé

[Fenris]

Far be it from me to be a dream-dasher! I reckon eternal Sproing just takes a little finding, that's all!