The sun is a flame-shaker
cleaving day into evergreen-windmill
There's fragrance of tulips-honey
& narcissus in warming cinnamon-clouds
The rain sprinkles, a dewy-grower
patting the soil into moist-delirium & seeds-taster
I wear scarlet & my feet snap-escape
into mad twirling dance as bees-pipers
Wrap me close, sheets of lavender, my song-weaver
pour your sweet words into me, i'm your wine-maker
Because today is first spring day
And the brew's heady with your southern-kisses.
Posted for D'verse Poets Pub - We are writing kennings - creative word pairings. Hosted by Bjorn Rudberg. Thanks for the visit ~
Picture credit: here
Nicely crafted kenning, Grace. I liked the idea of being a 'wine-maker' a lot, and I can hardly wait for 'cinnamon-clouds' to find their way to our skies once more!
ReplyDeleteNicely done Grace.>KB
ReplyDeletetulips-honey sounds like a nice smell...i like the use of cleaving in this as well...dancing as bee-pipers...is fun as well....ah spring...i have yet to be outside to enjoy it yet...another hour or two...
ReplyDeleteA sweet sensory write... Lovely images.
ReplyDeleteThis made me smile... I love all the spring visuals, (still so gray here)...and the evergreen-windmill is phenomenal!
ReplyDeleteLoving the flame-shaker and dewy-grower. Nice write.
ReplyDeleteFlame-shaker...tulips-honey..dew-grower ...we all 're expecting them soon ~ Nice
ReplyDeleteSong-weavers and tulip-honey.. What a great sensuous tribute to spring and what's important
ReplyDeleteWrap me close, sheets of lavender, my song-weaver
ReplyDeletepour your sweet words into me, i'm your wine-maker
Grace - such great lines you have here.
hmmm nice... yes.. official start of spring...we had 26 C over here... a shame that i spent all day in the office...ugh... flame-shaker ... i like
ReplyDeleteI love your use of fragrance to evoke spring. We often focus on what we see, not enough on other senses. And who wouldn't love the company of a song-weaver?
ReplyDeleteSpring breezes have blown away the gray bellies in the overcast morning, and electric-blue sun-breaks, low temps (45) beckon me to first the deck, then the backyard; you rocked the prompt; liked the idea of /moist-delirium/, a state I love to help my wife attain.
ReplyDeletedewy-grower, etc ... you do this like a pro! Clingy and sweet images as tasty as a ripe peach. Yum. I could hardly smell the honey for all the cinnamon, my favorite spice.
ReplyDeleteAh, spring. Hallelujah! Song-weavers and wine-makers rejoice!
ReplyDelete"The sun is a flame-shaker " Great beginning, Grace, and followed by many vibrant word pictures. Very nice use of kennings.
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely way to celebrate the beginning of Spring!
ReplyDeleteLovely Grace, a great tribute to spring arriving and the opportunities that present to life and love.
ReplyDeleteSpring awakens the senses...beautiful kennings, especially like "cinnamon-clouds" and southern-kisses"...yum!
ReplyDeletebeautiful ode to spring! luscious!
ReplyDeleteevergreen-windmill, cinnamon-clouds... lovely kennings, Grace!
ReplyDeleteesp loved
"pour your sweet words into me, i'm your wine-maker" clever... smiles
Just beautiful and very creative kennings.
ReplyDeleteBecause today is first spring day
ReplyDeleteAnd the brew's heady with your southern-kisses.
So much to look forward to with Spring around the corner. Sensuously beautiful write Grace!
Hank
Mmmmhmmmm so good!
ReplyDeleteNow there is a brew I wouldn't mind getting into lol
ReplyDeletenice - sounds like the author might be a fire-maker too! This reminds me of how we come alive in spring.
ReplyDeletespring is in the air..............
ReplyDeleteI love spring..and this is the first year..i can sense beauty..since i am healed of a 60 month stint of incredible pain..
ReplyDeleteI'm loving every moment of these beautiful poems..most with tribute it seems to spring...
A celebration this year for me..in so many ways..
and with the pain comes words..and a new way to celebrate..
spring too..
as TRULY spring-ed alive..with the general and building creation activity ..
inspired
by
green..:)
I also love the evergreen windmill - nicely written all around, Grace
ReplyDeleteyou really touched on a lot of senses here. it was easy to get wrapped up in this piece...the kennings creating a nice collaboration of senses.
ReplyDeleteWish you Happy Spring season !
ReplyDelete"Wrap me close, sheets of lavender, my song-weaver
ReplyDeletepour your sweet words into me, i'm your wine-maker
Because today is first spring day
And the brew's heady with your southern-kisses."
Beautiful ending to a lovely ode to spring. I am in that moment and I can smell the grass and feel the sun in your words. Lovely poem.
wo9nderfully done, with great images...happy spring time!
ReplyDeleteOh so sensual, sweet, and delicate for spring. I especially enjoyed the beginning
ReplyDelete"flame shaker"..
"The rain sprinkles. . . patting the soil into moist-delirium"
and possibly my favorite line here: "my song-weaver, pour yourself into me, i'm your wine maker."
..Just sweetness ..smiles.
Lila
Not only do I love this poem, I love the fact that spring has finally arrived. Now, someone just needs to tell Mother Nature. I think she forgot. As always, thank you! Be well!!
ReplyDeleteLovely ... and lush.
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