Spring Skies (After the Dogs of Winter)

Cherry

By marandina

Fri, 10 Mar 2023
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For Skye

 

Spring Skies (After the Dogs of Winter)

Winter months since passed,

spring promises warmer days,

bee-silk daffodils sing ballads,

cherry blossoms quiet hymns.

 

Seasons turn, time meanders,

canine memories fade to dust,

your black and white ghost

running in the eternal mist.

 

We climbed the ancient Tor

to look down on the Levels,

one man and his sheepdog,

sentries of age-old Avalon.

 

Pale blue skies like paintings

hung as metaphors of renewal,

unseasonal snows scattering,

melting on dank, warm earth.

 

I watch the orange-red hue

of this evening sun setting,

casting shadows across trees,

silhouettes calling for twilight.

 

Listless light of longer hours

beckons our new beginnings,

reveries from another life

replaced by dreamless nights.

 

Image free to use at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_(season)#/media/File:XN_Fruehjahrswiese_00.jpg

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Certificate PG
Poem
Eric the Collie
Nature

Comments

Submitted by Kris on

yes.... totally with ya on that*

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for reading, Kris. Catch up with your latest shortly :) 

 

Submitted by Kris on

Sincerely = your a great story teller/reader... I wana evolve into that at some point.

In the mean time; I'm there soaking it in, professional lounge lizard style, head phones, lounge jammy's, a glass of fine red, feet, tilted back soak'n it all in....... 

 

Submitted by marandina on

I have learned loads from reading other people's work. Loads of great writers on here. We all strive to be better. It's a process that never ends. Good luck with your novel. Paul 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

This poem is absolutely stunning Paul. Your metaphors are spot on, letting the poem come alive.

One of my favourites of yours and thank you for sharing.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by marandina on

Oh that's so kind of you, Jenny. That comment made my day. x

 

Submitted by hilary west on

Love bee-silk daffodils but then the whole thing is lovely.

hilary   smiley

 

Submitted by marandina on

Ah thanks for reading, Hilary. Glad you liked this one :) 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Sounds a lovely place and weather to enjoy the daffodils and other signs. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by marandina on

If you get a chance, you really *must* visit Glastonbury Tor, Rhiannon. When you get to the summit, there's nowhere more beautiful, peaceful and spiritual. 

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

Beautiful memories, Paul. They'll always be with you. This is a marvellous poem.

Submitted by marandina on

Ah thanks very much, Jane. I wanted to write about the changing season but had to weave in a goodbye to my wonderful dog. Memories is all we are left with in the end (along with 4 cats in my case) :) 

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks so much for the cherries, ABC Eds. Genuinely appreciated. Paul 

 

Submitted by D G Moody on

your black and white ghost

running in the eternal mist.

This brought back recent memories of loosing our beloved dog. A good poem Paul

Dougie Moody

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for reading. Yes, it's as much an elegy for my dog as it is about the changing of the seasons. Glad you liked this one. 

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is beautiful marandina - and like you say, Skye will always be there in your memory. I still sometimes see my dog (long gone) out of the corner of my eye. I'm sure you will too

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for reading, insert. That's a lovely thought and very helpful. You are right; he will always be there in the corner of my eye. Yes, he will. 

 

Submitted by celticman on

one man and his dog, true. but more than that. also true. 

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for reading, CM. Always appreciated and, yes, right on both counts. (Good win in the cup today for the Bhoys. Treble on. Hail hail)