The Alchemy of Spring
Overnight,
fallow fields
are bedecked
in emerald cloaks.
Stirring trees
burst into bloom,
adorned with
sparkling rubies.
In a sunbeam,
masses of forsythia
transform
into fountains of gold.
© Catherine Flynn, 2019
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Oh, yes! Those emeralds and rubies and fountains of gold. You nailed it, Catherine. Happy Poetry Friday to us in this spring day.
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Lovely image of emerging spring.
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This is beautiful, Catherine. You really captured that feeling of spring transformation. I especially like that image of forsythia as a fountain of gold.
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I love so much of the imagery in this poem, like “adorned with sparkling rubies” and “transform into fountains of gold.” Thanks for sharing this beautiful springtime selection.
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The rhythm of this poem is as regal as the words. Mark brought a fountain inside….a gold fountain in a vase. The cloaks are here in Western New York (how I love that word), and the outdoor blooms and fountains are on their way. Now, when they arrive, I will see them through your poem. Thank you. xx
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I just looked out the back window and — boom — the peonies are twelve inches tall! When did THAT happen?!?! Alchemy, indeed!
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I have a hedge of forsythia blooming in my backyard and have been searching for ways to describe it. “fountains of gold” is just perfect even without the sunbeam.
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We are so late, perhaps because of the two snows? I can’t wait to see some of those ‘fountains of gold’, Catherine. Love the title of your poem, too!
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What a lovely image! Ruth, thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
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“The Alchemy of Spring” reminds me of the miracle and magic that each spring brings. Thanks for the sparkling colors your words bring to mind.
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Gorgeous images!!
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Oh I love your gems of spring!
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I like the connection between your title and the fountains of gold. I feel as though the beauty of ordinary greens are often overlooked, so I appreciate “emerald cloaks.”
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Beautiful spring poem Catherine, and your alliteration brings home the true and magical “Alchemy of Spring” that occurs!
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Oh yes, you have beautifully captured spring’s transformation happening right outside my window this past week.
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The treasures, the riches, the abundance–that’s what gets me. Almost too much to enjoy all at once! Thanks for capturing some of it for later. : )
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