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Thursday, March 17, 2016

No Mere Breeze

When the craving comes around again
oh, forty-five minutes after the last
(such an addict) I step outside

Cocking a shoulder against a pesky breeze
ducking my head into the lee of me
for all the world like a bird, head-in-wing

I light up, puff…

My thoughts are still on inside things – work mostly
But over that cocked shoulder comes a little whispering song

“No mere breeze am I; I am spring’s very zephyr!
And he who feels me sees: trees budding pink as ever.”

Bemused, I take a gander around
and sure enough I spy a few small trees
just urging into first bloom

So fleeting… just a few days and the buds will be gone
beauty I’d never have noticed

but for the wind’s soft song


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7 comments:

  1. brudbergMarch 18, 2016 at 5:03 AM

    Oh the surprise when spring is upon us... maybe it is time to raise our heads. To watch and be...

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  2. Sanaa RizviMarch 18, 2016 at 7:21 AM

    “No mere breeze am I; I am spring’s very zephyr!
    And he who feels me sees: trees budding pink as ever.”

    I love this!!

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  3. BeachannyMarch 18, 2016 at 3:39 PM

    To be surprised, one has to be out in nature. The prompt to take that step out of doors must be taken - that first step to something new, something challenging, something rewarding. Well said!

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  4. GraceMarch 18, 2016 at 4:35 PM

    I too love this part:

    “No mere breeze am I; I am spring’s very zephyr!
    And he who feels me sees: trees budding pink as ever.”

    I am anxiously awaiting for the first blooming here ~

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  5. ZQMarch 18, 2016 at 5:18 PM

    Happy enlightenment!
    :-) ZQ

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  6. Carol CampbellMarch 19, 2016 at 10:52 AM

    A love affair with Spring!

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  7. Katie Mia FrederickMarch 30, 2016 at 6:35 PM

    Work of Life
    away from
    Nature..
    Flower
    sings
    come
    back we're waiting..:)

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