eclipse Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 looking into a mirror inside a watchtower winter plays solitaire, outside trees are weighed in the dark. Leaves are like keys, clouds thieves rinsing winter's residue. On a branch a bird raises a single wing to make contact -scattered applause of butterfly wings for the first act of spring. Children's eyes are like bees as they play on a park, at night as they dream the moon raises noises from the day out of pond waters, honey drips from the fingers of spring into the mouths of winter's daughters-guide the sound to it's source children's eyes open with the flowers purse for the bee. An owl sketches itself into springs self portrait before it's claws rip through the canvas to catch it's first kill-making visible briefly time's unresting anvil. Blades of grass are anchored delicately, as the soil labors imperceptibly, waters weave as co-authors, newly born frogs breathe, as waters exhale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmarti1 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 scattered applause of butterfly wings honey drips from the fingers of spring as the soil labors imperceptibly, Great lines, great imagery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Hi Barry, I love this Spring poem, especially the last stanza. I agree with Marti, "honey drips from the fingers of spring" This really is great imagery. ~~Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 "Winter / plays solitaire," because it's lonely. I like lonely. "Trees / are weighed in the dark" -- and that's how I feel, especially in autumn. But all my issues aside, "the soil labors imperceptibly," and that makes me feel better, as if it's someone else's problem. Good work. Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 This has won three competitions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Congratulations! ~~Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Yes, great job, Barry. Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger11 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Yes, congratulations! honey drips from the fingers of spring and winter plays solitaire were both memorable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 Can anyone help me translate this into Spanish and French.. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetjohncompton Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I absolutely love the metaphors and the connections that go along with them a great poem Quote https://www.facebook.com/poetjohncompton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Glad MP brought this up the board ladder -- a truly remarkable imagist piece -- My favorite of yours in quite sometime. Many Thanks for the experience. DC&J Quote thegateless.org Come on over and check out my poetry substack y'all;-) Or if your bored, head to the Zazzle store: https://www.zazzle.com/store/gateless. If you buy anything I lose a bet, so consider that before you violate the digital rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I played with this a little in Spanish but I translating words but not the images, if that makes sense. Well my translation didn't. Sorry. Judi Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 Hi there tinker could you help me translate s sonnet into Spanish for a contest....thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Ooooh for a contest? Barry, I'm afraid my Spanish isn't contest good enough. ~~Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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