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The Real Spring

Spring needs assertiveness training. She hints, and hems and haws, but the thaws don’t come. Snow piles high and a world wonders- will the real Spring please stand up?

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Spring needs assertiveness training.

She hints, and hems and haws,

but the thaws don’t come.

Snow piles high and

a world wonders-

will the real

Spring

please

stand

up?

Responses to “The Real Spring”

  1. tinamhunt

    Pretty please….

    1. melodylowes

      🙂 Road closures, wicked wind, accidents – quite the way to usher in the first official day of spring, isn’t it? 😦

  2. Gallivanta

    Great shape poem and I like the idea of assertiveness training for spring. Spring is a bit abused by the big bully of winter.

    1. melodylowes

      It sure is! 🙂

  3. Heidi Viars

    For crying out loud, just give it a good punch and lets get going …

    1. melodylowes

      Do you supply boxing gloves??

      1. Heidi Viars

        believe it or not I have a Black-Belt … and as a matter of fact have those gloves in the closet… However, I prefer to punch without them … more effective 🙂

      2. melodylowes

        How cool is that? Until you ask the question, you’ll never know the answer… 🙂

  4. ivonprefontaine

    Reblogged this on Teacher as Transformer and commented:
    I woke up at 5:00 and one of the first things I did was look out the window. We have a winter storm warning with up to 10 cm (3 inches) of snow expected today. Winter feels like it began in October of 2011 and not October 2012. It has been long. So, “Will Spring please stand up?”

  5. RoSy

    C’mon spring – We’re all waiting for you with open arms!

    1. melodylowes

      Bring it on! We had a wicked storm in this area today – more snow, road closures, etc – one of the worst we’ve had in years. Happy first day of spring! 😦

  6. athursdayschild has a long way to go and much to be thankful for.

    There were snow flurries here this morning, plus the temperature dropped below twenty last night. There is a ray of sunshine that just came out. Hope!

    1. melodylowes

      Isn’t that disheartening?? The great thing is, spring always wins in the end. Winter just doesn’t like to bow out gracefully, that’s all!

  7. tiny lessons blog

    Wonderful! I’m sure she’ll listen now!

    1. melodylowes

      Road closures, 4-5-foot drifts on the highways, accidents,…it was a truly horrible first day of spring. Yikes!

  8. russtowne

    I love it! Thank you for sharing this hopeful poem with so many who are thinking similar things. You express their thoughts in a beautiful way.
    Russ

    1. melodylowes

      Thanks Russ! 🙂 Perhaps we’re in the same boat after all?

  9. lylekrahn

    Well done. We’re all talking about the weather now.

    1. melodylowes

      Oooh, boy – some of the stories and pictures coming from the ‘front’ are pretty incredible. Stay warm and safe!

      1. lylekrahn

        Maybe you’ll have to post them.

      2. melodylowes

        The 100-car pile-up in Edmonton is sure horrible. I was scheduled to come into Saskatoon this afternoon and didn’t attempt it – but I was itching to go see those reputed 6-7-foot drifts on the #5 highway, just to have photographic fodder! 🙂

      3. lylekrahn

        You should have gone – that sounds amazing. It’s a lot of fun checking out stuff when you don’t have to be there.

      4. melodylowes

        Too true! And opportunities like that sure don’t come along every day. I’m home safe and sound listening to the wind – perhaps tomorrow will yield some interesting sights, once that wind has had its say?? 🙂

  10. Debbie

    Oh you got me smiling! I think it’s been colder these last few days than it was most of winter. haha! Thanks, Melody!

    1. melodylowes

      A wicked storm is brewing today – highways closures, accidents, event cancellations left and right. Happy Spring all around! 😦

  11. Caddo Veil

    Yep, I thought yesterday–first day of spring–that the snow flurries were the Last Straw; but I’ll no doubt come up with a short poem about it…

    1. melodylowes

      Always fodder for the pen…

  12. Mary Strong-Spaid

    It’s true.
    I’m sitting here…cold.
    Spring is trying to stand up
    but…..
    Winter is sitting on Spring!

    1. melodylowes

      The bully! His days are numbered, though – he’s in for a rude awakening! 🙂 Keep warm…

  13. I HAVE A VOICE

    Melody, there’s no need to rush, roots and holiness requires their time and, to me, God is very well in charge of their timing. We humans need to learn needful lessons in absorbing Winters voices within us.

    1. melodylowes

      Absolutely – Winter must take its place; we need rest and renewal as well as growth! And this year I don’t feel the typical angst of this time of year, since my son will be graduating and I don’t want to miss any of my time with him! 🙂

      1. I HAVE A VOICE

        that I understand !

  14. godspoetbychoice

    I hate when the Lord’s creation teases us so!

    1. melodylowes

      The sun shines with some determination today – it won’t be long now! 😉

  15. lvsrao

    Pretty enough.

    1. melodylowes

      Thank you!

  16. Imelda

    I think it has come at last. 🙂

    1. melodylowes

      Yay! Ours has had a wee setback – we had ourselves a bit of a mini blizzard here today… 😦

  17. Virginia Duran

    I loved the image, the poem and the creative disposition!

    1. melodylowes

      Thank you, Virginia! 🙂

  18. 143Records

    Lovely bloog you have

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