River Clun Wander - Mud and Wild Snowdrops

By Rhiannonw

Tue, 07 Feb 2017
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(2/2/17)

Rushing, bulging river flow,
sodden spongy tussocks,
mucky mulch,
slithery, squelchy mud;
drizzle curtain passes over,
buffeting, refreshing wind,
sodden sheep,
brave wild snowdrop clusters
in the drab of road  and river banks,
a clump of daffodil spears,
some tree buds swelling,
a few hedge leaves are breaking through,
more bird-song sounding
– life’s inching forward towards spring.

 

Certificate U
Poem
Countryside explorations
Nature

Comments

Submitted by celticman on

lots of sibilants and spray as it rains and rains. 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Celt. I like clusters of sibilants and other consonants! Nice when the rain clears as well. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Nature has a way of coping with even the most harshest of conditions as described perfectly here in your poem.

Jenny.

 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Jenny. It can be refreshing being out in the breeze even in muddy February! Rhiannon