Again, like before

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First half of March
still ice follies, we
listen for love calls
of daffodil sentinels
giving sun salutes
and silver smiles,
for soon-to-be spring,
when tête-á-tête
together, embraced
we’ll sing, like

we did … before.

 “Orchard in Spring” by Alfred Sisley (1881)

Today Merril hosts dVerse Poetics, where should utilize at least three words from a list of daffodil names. I did this little simple poem of spring joys to come, currently we have cold and sunny and I enjoy the sun with its light.

March 12, 2024

35 responses to “Again, like before”

  1. This is so good, Björn. I like how it slips from daffodils to a romance–and with the hint that it ended. I love

    “we
    listen for love calls
    of daffodil sentinels . . .”

  3. ATTENTION!! I salute you. Amazing how you built a poem around the words! How clever you are.

  8. Makes me want a real Spring, we don’t have much here in South Texas. You did well with the prompts, I also used them, as first sentence words.

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  9. I love the way you captured the return of spring, Björn, and the way we await it like a surprise even though it doesn’t change that much. I especially enjoyed the ‘love calls of daffodil sentinels giving sun salutes and silver smiles’.

  11. Daffodils come later in your part of the world. This is a great image…

    daffodil sentinels
    giving sun salutes
    and silver smiles,
    for soon-to-be spring,

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