April 2, 2018
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Awake!
It's National Poetry Month and murisopsis has posted a scavenger hunt! Woohoo - blogging inspiration! I'll be traveling at the end of this week and visiting family much of next week, so I'm not sure how much poetry writing and blogging I can accomplish, but today I had a lot of downtime while sitting at a park doing some math and sending a text, getting a long overdue pedicure and waiting for a very long time in a very hot examination room. Today's poem is brought to you by NPM Scavenger Hunt prompt #1 - Waking Up.
Soft brown blanket cast aside,
Clad in green asleep still lies
A slender maiden, soft and fair,
Lithe of limb and golden haired.
Awake! O, favored little one!
Lift shining head to feeble sun,
And chase away the winter chill.
Awake! Sweet golden daffodil!
The daffodils have been primed to bloom for two or three weeks now, but they're still curled up tightly in their green nightgowns and sleeping. I can't blame them - my phone said it was 18 degrees when I awoke this morning; I didn't want to get out of bed, either. They'll probably bloom while I'm down south visiting my mom.
Comments (5)
Bravo! I'm thrilled you are "waking up" your poetry skills!! I'm hoping it gets warmer in time for Geowoodstock!!
I don't even know if my blog archive is here, but I logged in to tell you how much I love this and still love you, my friend. You were, and always will be, the best of Xanga to me. <3
It's warmer here, but I haven't seen any daffodil yet either.
Good to see you. A pedicure sounds great! what color polish did you choose? Have a safe and fun trip.
I hope you had a pleasant Easter weekend.
Glad your daffodils are telling you that spring is almost here! Have a great visit with your mom!
I'm so thrilled you are doing the scavenger hunt! This is a wonderful poem to start with - My daffodils are just starting to poke up from the dirt...
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