Soon after the storm chased April chills far away beaut Coriolis-- Zephyr's sweet breath blew in May lured more leaves to come to play In spring, all is new seasonal mirth once a year in birds, grass, vigor things rejoice in youth and love all around fecundity But youth is transient lasting but for one season west-wind blows again leaving behind the lessons it won't be May forever *** © 2021 selmamartin.com
Photo: Image by Jennifer Beebe from Pixabay
“Make hay in May.”
This post is for Challenge No.224 of Colleen’s Poet’s Choice week, Tanka Tuesday Challenge– a series of tanka on the gorgeous spring season is my offering for today. I hope you enjoy it.
May your May be filled with extraordinary blessings. Thanks for reading, and as I always do, I wish you miracles.
I’m a simple woman who dares to see the beauty in ordinary. I’d love to connect with you and like pen pals, I want something beautiful to blossom between us. Will you join me? Selma is my middle name. Its meaning—peaceful, complete, are euphoric affirmations I like to think of myself as having. They compliment the joy I feel when I write. I sincerely hope you decide to join me on my writing journey. I Wish You Miracles.
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Beautiful poem, a reminder to enjoy the spring before the hot summer days arrive.
Hey, Elizabeth Glad you stopped by to read. It’s a li’l reminder to enjoy what we have before us (sometimes we forget ). be well, dear one. I wish you miracles
I hope you have a beautiful spring, Selma. May brings hope, gorgeous flowers, and kind weather.
Thanks most dearly, Marsha. I hope same for you. You’re so right— along with the flowers and gorgeous weather, May brings hope. Of all things, may hope precede us always — in May and always.
I bless you and wish you miracles. xoxo
Thank you Selma, many miracles to you as well.
Stunning work!
You bless me. I bless you back, kind young man, and I wish you miracles
¡Que se te sigan cumpliendo muchos milagros!
Gracias, Amiga 💕 y a ti también…
I’m wishing you a beautiful May. Spring is my favorite time of year. I love watching spring bring new life to the budding trees, greening of the grass, hope for newly planted gardens, the smell of soil, and poems like yours.
☺️ isn’t May just the best! I’ve always felt this way. In my next newsletter I kinda-sorta tell you why it’s so for me. 😉 Please read. I’m wishing you a lovely spring season, my lovely Diane. Thanks for the support and love you show me. Sending you lots back. Be well, my lovely. I wish you miracles.
Spring is wonderful as is my other favourite season Autumn. Lovely poetry. 🙂
Spring is definitely a time for new things. Goslings, the first small brood has hatched. And I think the nest in the eaves of my porch have some young ones, though I’m not sure who they are – probably house wrens. I’ve also been moving some plants around to different locations. Most of the yard is open, but I have several small flower gardens as well as some veg in a raised garden by the house. While the daffodils, hyacinths, and forsythia are gone, the Azalea, and asters are blooming – I await large iris and Tiger Lily 😀
So much life in your corner of the world. Lovely. Thanks for sharing that with me. Be well, Jules. I wish you more miracles.
Insurance isn’t big on you allowing birds to nest in your eaves. But I’ve got possibly a house wren in the eve of my porch – and I believe the little ones are chirping to be fed! 🐣🐤🐥
“… it won’t be May forever…” so true, change will come🙂. A nice one.
Pat
Lovely! I especially love, “Zephyr’s sweet breath blew in May/lured more leaves to come to play”
Selma, I loved your tanka series about spring. Lovely poetry and that little bird! Love him! <3