Tuesday 20 May 2014

May sky, spring songs




Come rain, early & hasty
I am lean & bare as taproot 

Come sun, wild as dandelions
Fingers seeding soft soil

Come lost with winter memories
But musky earth, thick of pine cones

& dewdrops until
Dawn crowns my hair with greening buds

You cup my face
As you would a flower, blooming

sturdy, bucking the cold spell
Weighing down full symphony of spring  

I hear
anyway, echoing of samba nights 

Lean closer as if I am holding

knot of your beating heart

The symmetry of our seasons
burns
              Riding, cresting, falling
                                        until
We are a single petal

Resting under boughs
pink against wood, lush of lavender sky  

Where you are, I am
Ink, color, swelling honeycombs

Fragrance of new day
seeps, awakening

Because I want to do with you
what spring does with the cherry trees.


“I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.” 
― Pablo NerudaTwenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair


This is my third time to use this quote every spring time, smiles ~  I never tire of it nor of Neruda poems.  
Posted for D'verse Poets Pub ~  Hosted by Mary ~

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40 comments:

  1. the symmetry of our seasons burns....holding the knot of your heart...
    dang...that last couplet too...if it does not make you shudder it a good way
    you must be dead wood, just saying...ha...

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  2. Just like the upheavals in our life, seasons too come and go, the best of them " spring".

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  3. Ah, yes, come rain indeed. A beautiful poem...to accompany a wonderful quotation. Oh, I love - love - love the sensual last couplet of your poem, Grace.

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  4. I have always been a firm believer that there is unimaginable beauty in all seasons. Each and every one. You really did a great job of capturing them here and also of drawing parallels to life :)

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  5. Whatever comes, can spring anew, very sensual as always from you

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  6. ah beautiful... so much magic in what spring does to the cherries and love with us...smiles

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  7. What a wonderful quote to use... you weaved that wonderfulness of spring and love giving each other strength... really a wonderful read... (I like how you weaved the quote into your text.).

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  8. I love how your poem appeals to our senses, Grace - the colors, the fragrance, the touch... Great choice of quotation!

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  9. I too love this poem of Neruda's and you did justice to it Grace. >KB

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  10. I agree with you about Neruda, Grace, and what a stunning quote and your poem--a beautiful representation of what he meant.

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  11. This is breathtakingly beautiful.

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  12. I love the quote and the beautiful way you wrote this poem.

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  13. This is so full of nature and beauty in all its manifestations… I can see why this quote continues to inspire…

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  14. Goodness, this is beautiful - how sensuous and romantic.

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  15. Good choice. You shall have to guide us to your other Spring poems now.

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  16. I welcome your words whole-heartedly. And Neruda is a great choice. A pleasure!

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  17. Lovely poem. I was not familiar with the Neruda quote, but in an instant, it is my favorite. Thank you for sharing both.

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  18. your writes always have a natural rhythm to them, and this one is no different - the whole poem has a brilliant cadence, a spring song indeed, and "The symmetry of our seasons" is so so good!!

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  19. Such a refreshing visual of words you've captured here.

    I like this poem very much. Greatly written my friend. :)

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  20. Your poem is wonderful. I am certain Neruda would approve. I never tire of him either.

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  21. This is gorgeous Grace. I feel the same way about Neruda...one of my favs.

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  22. loved the movement in this... hoping to see cheery blossoms this weekend

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  23. That was rich and beautiful. :-)

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  24. ahhhh. You cannot take this one too far, not after earth thick with pine cones ....

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  25. The fecundity wafts off the page, the sensuality, the gentleness, the love-making all swirl like a fairy's stew, & the smell of it is impossible to resist. Love the lines /riding, cresting, falling/until/ we are a single petal. A grand use of the Neruda mainstay, and lovely cuddling of the prompt.

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  26. love this beautiful spring song...and a wonderful use of the quote to create this beauty....

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  27. Lusty, sensuous, joyful! It is a fantastic quote, you are entitled to use it as many times as you like!

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  28. Again and again you delight me with your sensual, beautiful verses! What a great quote you picked, and how well you placed it in this poem.

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  29. reminds me of Poccahontas' song - Colors of the Wind !

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  30. Sensuous and beautiful, Grace! That's a great quote, too.

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  31. Wonderful quote! I love it, and your poem does it full justice. Beautiful!

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  32. One of my favorite books - The symmetry of our seasons
    burns
    Riding, cresting, falling
    until
    We are a single petal

    something magical about this...

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  33. It feels like you have known a deep true love to write this, there is no wistfulness in it.

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  34. This poem has been so appropriately written that the quote appears to be a part of the poem. "Come lost with winter memories" took my breath away.

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  35. That is a very cool quote. The part about "The symmetry of our seasons
    burns
    Riding, cresting, falling
    until
    We are a single petal
    ...beautifully written!

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  36. My goodness. This is beautifully sensual.

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  37. I can see why you never tire of the quote. It's beautiful and provokes some intimate images. My favorite line today: You cup my face
    As you would a flower, blooming - love that! As always, thank you for sharing your talent with us. Have a beautiful week!

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