February Rainbow

Gold cherry

By Di_Hard

Sun, 06 Feb 2022
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24 comments
 

snow cloud's blue, bomb ominous, blooms

through beech trees' fragile dark raised bars

that seek to cage west's brutal storms

rampaging from unbroken fars 

 

while within, woods' green shines at peace

as jade lichens by scaling grace

enrich with incremental ease

and acid-bright moss scours space

 

then luminous silence tips, full

of stipply falling feathered ice

as swiftly stops, and in the lull

leaps light's unbound wonder : iris

 

 

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Submitted by Turlough on

Great words to depict a forest scene on a cold February day. 

I really liked 

full of stipply falling feathered ice

which is such a good way to describe snowflakes.

Nice one Di!

smiley

Turlough

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou Turlough :0) You must be an expert on snow, so am very happy if you found it worked :0) Is really not a forest like you are used to though! Very much appreciate you reading and commenting

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Some lovely references to the protection of the trees from the 'wild west' storms. and the acid-green moss and jade lichens in the lush peace within, I take it that there was a lovely rainbow in the pause of snow. Must have been quite a sight to capture. We had a rainbow yesterday but no snow.

I was a bit lost about the meaninng of 'Iris' until I googled and found its mythological significance. I'm grateful for the scripture where God says that the rainbow is his sign that he will not send/allow another world-wide flood. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou very much, Rhiannon. There was a bit on the radio the other day saying there is less wind now because of climate change, specially over Scotland, but really doesn't seem like that here! Thankyou for reminding me about the rainbow after the Flood, which is beautiful. Iris (perhaps as less used) seems more ethereal to me than rainbow, which in my mind first conjures up our representations rather than the natural phenomenon. I knew you would understand how magic it was :0)

 

Submitted by marandina on

"... snow clouds blue, bomb ominous, blooms.."

Some cracking lines in this one, Di. Super poem. Paul

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou so much for reading Paul, and your very kind comment, am very glad if you liked it

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Wandering through your poem, you touched my senses, I felt like I was experiencing an adventure, especially in those lines:-

then luminous silence tips, full

of stipply falling feathered ice

as swiftly stops, and in the lull

light's unbound wonder leaps: iris

I too had no idea what you meant about iris, untill I read Rhiannon's comment.

In that first stanza you managed to capture the wildness, then you go on to the calm of the woods. Treasure of a poem indeed Di..

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou for your lovely comment Jenny, and for saying you liked that part. Am well chuffed you found it like an adventure! Those beech trees, they seem noble to me, at the wood's edge protecting everything beyond

 

Submitted by donignacio on

Excellent poem. Teriffically descriptive. I can see the dark storm clouds and the snow falling through the beech trees. Such a wonderful vision!

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou so much Donignacio. I expect your snow and winds are much more of an issue. Those clouds were so blue! Am very happy if I made you see them as it was beautiful

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Beautiful, Di! :)

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Hullo :0) Thankyou for reading and commenting! Very glad if you liked it

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is astonishingly lovely Di - such rich imagery. I've come straight from reading onemore's beautiful piece on the promise of spring, so now I'm looking forward to it twice over!

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou very much, and for telling me about Rachel's poem, which is GORGEOUS. Have you read Jenny's about Hyacinths? It is brilliant too

It said on the radio how Spring was starting 26 days early, maybe we are all, too :0) 

 

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Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou so much! 

 

Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

This is beautiful Di_Hard. The drama of these stormy February days together with quieter aspects of nature hiding in the woods, 'jade lichen, acid bright moss'. Somehow you've captured the time of year perfectly. Wonderful poem, loved reading it and the images created from your words.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou very much for reading and your lovely comment, Jane. I am glad those greens caught the feeling for you. It is funny how sometimes they are so bright it is like they are lit from inside when there is not much light. I keep wondering if they are like this in Summer and the other greens of leaves distract, but I think perhaps lichens and moss really are most vivid this time of year. Hope you are well and getting good walks

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

'leaps light's unbound wonder: iris'   -   Wonderful, Di

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou so much, Elsie :0) It is lovely to hear from you, am very glad you are back! I hope you are well.

It is very helpful of you to highlight that line as I must have rewritten it 20 times :0)

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

“I am Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow, the Sea and the Sky, and a Messenger to the Gods.”

Also as per Jenny's comment contribution, in Greek mythology she is the beautiful goddess of the rainbow and the messenger of Zeus and Hera. Commonly represented as having wings she could travel at great speed on her rainbow.

Sorry to say I was disappointed in the poem it seems to have very little to do with rainbows. But one must be very careful what you say here they just cut you off and chuck you into the cooler box as such. If you don't cooperate then they kick you out, just ban you for good. Seen it. Scary. Could well even be you don't even understand, why?

Safest is to just stick with meaningless and senseless comments and stories.

Cheers! Tom Brown

 

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Submitted by Tom Brown on

Sorry Di I honestly did not mean to criticise your work at all and I don't recall that I ever have. It is a great poem. But please keep in mind any good teacher knows one often learns more from your mistakes and by the way I'm also out of a job. Most of my comment was clearly not aimed at you and rather Abctales and daring, I might add. But can you blame them?

The criticism was definitely not aimed at you in fact I always find your poems refreshing and informative and very original. I understand exactly how you feel about writing. I think everybody should write it's highly therapeutic there is a place for anyone.

Look I'm sorry it is simply misunderstanding and I will keep reading your work but will be more careful in future, please read some of my work too!

Keep well! Tom

PS. In fact I am a person with a disability I was very badly treated by the university you know that kind of thing walking behind the deaf guy making remarks and jokes or a blind person pulling the chair from under him etc. Even now 15 years later I have not received compensation. Not one cent. And I can assure you my work was always of the highest standards. I became used to outperforming people on their own terms, own turf and rules they don't like that.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Hi Tom, it is very good of you to come back and I too would like to apologise as I thought I had immediately deleted my comment - I should not have taken such umbrage! Sometimes I find it hard to know how things are meant if there is no voice or facial expression to go on.

I am sorry to hear you lost your job, you must miss it very much. I have only been a class assistant, and I loved that.