Spring, the sweet spring, is the year’s pleasant king,
Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring,
Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing:
Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!*
The year's most pleasant queen is the sweet spring
heavily laden with moisture she sings
of gales, sunshowers, and hail shepherding
—mercurial temperatures, cuckoo.
So by now, March takes care of the tending
the capricious queen walks in joy-waltzing
fed up with bleak weather, and frostbiting
please birds, do sing, pu-we, to-witta-woo!
As toes and ears long kept well-hidden spring
shiver at the sight of mares' tails and wings,
blue and yellow mackerel scales adding
telling tales of imminent storms that woe.
But Lady March's still wet behind earings
nor knows not when she better get moving
but she's thrilled to the edge of exploding
so she teases as she waits for her cue:
crocuses from mountain tops cascading
with kaleidoscopes of hues enticing
emblems of March, the dainty daffodils
dangle in place sans delay or ado.
And she sets the year's show enlivening
never mind how Winter opposes it
Queen March is here--the pretty birds do sing:
Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!
© selma
*Spring, the sweet spring by Thomas Nashe (first stanza)
I hope you enjoyed my first spring poem of the year.
Happy spring everyone: Spring marches on–To-witta-woo!
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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To Spring 🌸🌸
This is so uplifting.
Thank you Selma💕
Thanks Maggie. Spring is officially here methinks. May she stay long.
My pleasure Selma 😊
It is still very cold here, but we have had some nice sunny days, which lifts the spirit 🙏
So nice words written in spring’s poem . Nice video poem. Nice white flower. Nice capture the flower.
You’re sweet to like it all. Bless you my friend. Have a great weekend.
She is a whirlwind
She is 😆 indeed.
So beautiful and we’ll written Selma🌸✨️
Thank you, Thobile. Have a splendid weekend.
My pleasure Selma 😊 have great one too.
Happy spring, Selma! Thank you for brightening my morning with two lovely spring poems. Yours is a delightfully-written peek into your springtime in experiences. Your reading of the poem by one of my favorite poets, Emily Dickinson, was perfection! ❤️🩵💙🩷 Have a beautiful weekend!
Hey, Cheryl. Thanks friend.
Yes that was the first poem to go out at the start of the month. But…
So I’ve scheduled another for today. Perhaps March is waiting for a special invitation. 🤷🏽♀️ I’m sending her one through Emily. Let’s see if we get March to seal the deal.
Hope your internet woes are taken care of.
Blessings.
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This reply failed to post the first time. 😡 trying it again. It’s still Selma.
That was the first poem to go out at the start of the month. But…
So I’ve scheduled another for today. Perhaps March is waiting for a special invitation. 🤷🏽♀️ I’m sending her one through Emily. Let’s see if we get March to seal the deal.
Hope your internet woes are taken care of.
Loving the month of March!
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This reply failed to post the first time. 😡 trying it again. It’s still Selma.
That was the first poem to go out at the start of the month. But…
So I’ve scheduled another for today. Perhaps March is waiting for a special invitation. 🤷🏽♀️ I’m sending her one through Emily. Let’s see if we get March to seal the deal.
Thanks for being here, dear Annette. Blessings.
Bravo, Selma. A splendid poem.
IF This reply shows as anonymous. Know It’s not anonymous. It’s Selma. Blessings.
Robbie, that was the first poem to go out at the start of the month. But…
So I’ve scheduled another for today. Perhaps March is waiting for a special invitation. 🤷🏽♀️ I’m sending her one through Emily. Let’s see if we get March to seal the deal.
Happy autumn to you.
Beautiful, spring in a poem.
😉 😜
Heather 🥰 is this April’s Fooling in March?
That was the first poem to go out at the start of the month. But…
So I’ve scheduled another for today. Perhaps March is waiting for a special invitation. 🤷🏽♀️ I’m sending her one through Emily. Let’s see if we get March to seal the deal.
For all of us! Blessings.
Lovely poem! I also love the photo, those flower are my favorite ❤️.
Katherine Mary. Thanks so much for reading and forgive the delay.
That was the first poem to go out at the start of the month. But…
April Fooling in March? Could be you know.
So, so, so…
So I’ve scheduled another poem for today. Perhaps March is waiting for a special invitation. 🤷🏽♀️ I’m sending her one through Emily. Let’s see if we get March to seal the deal.
Thanks for visiting. Please come again.
On the edge of exploding–I hope so. We need some color and light. (K)
If she’s not there yet, exploding she will be. No doubt. I wish you color and light. 💥 💐
Lovely!
🤗 thanks, Dawn
I enjoyed your spring-song, Selma – we are evidently in a similar mood! 🌷
Yes, we are 💐
Such a charming ode to spring, Selma 🌸 I love all the sonics you’ve threaded throughout ☺️
Kind of you. Thanks. Blessings, Sunra 🤗