I Saw Spring
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Pendula - Heavenly aroma
The wind is howling in my ear;
a storm I fear will soon begin
Will it bring snow or ice to freeze
the fantasy I have been in?
No winter have I seen this year
though some days just a little cool
No snow has coated even the sides
of roadways or melted in a pool
I suppose a part of me does miss the
thoughts of being snow home bound
With fantastic aromas of home baked
bread and hot soup drifting ‘round
I have played after summer this year,
through fall and no winter have I seen
Snapping photos through the autumn
leaves until all the trees were clean
Waiting for the holidays that bring
the cold and snow to my home town
By now there should be much; I should
look out and see a white flowing gown
Covering the earth all around me and
the homes and all the cars that go by
Yet every day I get to run and play
outside almost afraid to wonder why
All of a sudden I see a bud when
January has hardly come to an end
Does Mother Nature not take a rest
before her glory she again will send?
It worries me some when things change
so; but I can’t help but be delighted
When I see the swelling of the flowering
bushes and the trees; I get excited
Knowing it could mean winter weather
may show up suddenly so very cold
To freeze Spring's beautiful budding
flowers before they can get very old
Then will all her lovely flowers be hidden
again for at least another year?
Or will she still be allowed to open up her
buds again; when summer is near?
Even with the risk she takes to show
her beauties out on a limb so soon
I cannot help but be so thrilled and
try my best to be with her by noon
Just when the heat of the day and the
sun will pull open a colorful flower
I will be right there in the sunshine
with her in that most perfect hour
Watching the opening of her daffodils
that has special meaning in my heart
I thank Spring for this beauty I only lately
appreciate; for its lovely play in art
Chancing upon her pendulum and pine
with such aroma so very heavenly
It took a long while to pull myself away;
no greater perfume exists; than this to me
Magnolias budded first as with cotton
balls and then bloomed out so wide
Like a southern bell sleeping snugly in
a cocoon and then she walks outside
Whatever happens to Spring I have
certainly enjoyed this long winter ride
I have so much proof she was here; and
know I saw Spring…she could never hide
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Hubpage posting 2/13/12
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Truly beautiful and I loved the words and pitures.
Your talent combined with Mother Nature's beauty;amazing.
Take care and enjoy your day.
Eddy.
Perfect and the photos are fantastic! once again perfect
Wonderful poetry and photos that have me longing for the first breath of warmer, spring air:) Voted up and beautiful.
This is beautiful Jackie. Spring is not visible here in Michigan at all yet. In fact it looks more like winter today than it has all winter. Aren't the seasons wonderful though? They always give us something to look forward to. I enjoyed your beautiful pictures also. Stay blessed.
Beautiful poem. I think spring is trying so hard to come early here in central Texas. Then it turns cold and the little buds are like..."Are you kidding me? I was just going to bloom!" Thanks for sharing,
Sunnie
Jackie, beautiful poetry, your words describe Mother Natures beauty in it's finest. Very nice . The photo's are very good and show the splendor of Her works. You are not only a great poet you are also a great photographer.
Spring is the season of renewal. The sense of spring in the composition is overwhelming. Beautiful pictures and wonderful poem.
Stunning photographs! Feels like spring at this page. Great poetry. A beautiful, well done hub!
r9139- Thank you so much!
Eiddwen-Thank you so much, I hoped to make a perfect combination, hope I achieved it!
Frank- How could I ask for anything more!
Donna- Votes always appreciated-thank you ever so much!
Kristeen- This is unusual even for here, I do not recall ever a winter such as this and I sure hope everything gets to live! Thank you so much for your kind words!
Sunnie Day- You are welcome and thank you!
cleaner3-Your words are music to my ears, I couldn't have a better compliment.
Vinaya- Again a double compliment and thanks so very much!
Tammy-it thrills me so to please my readers and thank you for letting me know what you think!
Sunshine-I certainly hope it will, so glad you liked it.
Enjoyed it. Mildest winter here, too. Send a copy to Santorum who still has doubts about Global Warming!
Perspycacious- Thank you so much, and I must say I had some doubts too until this year.
Beautiful Jackie. Oh I can telly you are kinda worried that the snow will come suddenly and ruin the beauty that is Spring. I love the photos!
Ah Cardisa thank you so much! I am really concerned Spring will be killed and of course it is so beautiful. So glad you like my pictures, I am really greedy with them but have discovered I can cut them and no one could hardly steal them if they don't have the whole picture now could they? lol Again, thanks, I really loved doing this one and the flow of the words.
Very nice Hub, Jackie!
Thank you so much WillStarr!
Living in S. Fl. , thank goodness we don't have severe winters although we do get some cold. Your photos and poem were outstanding in this Hub; beautiful.
I really enjoyed your poem...read it 3 times.So beautiful, and the pics are awesome!
Mary-Thank you so much. I had an opportunity to live in Fl but I can't even take N. Fl in the summer, from hot to AC almost killed me but I love it in the cooler months and have spent many a vacation there.
Jackie--this is beautiful--I worry when winter doesn't really set in---although today was cold and wet and blustery!
Rebecca - You are after my heart to read it three times, I know it speaks to you as it does me. I just put the words down and roll them around until they are pleasing to my...soul you might say and roll off the tongue easily and it seemed to do that and to have someone appreciate that means the world to me!
Audrey- it was cold here yesterday and I so worried about the magnolias that should be in full bloom by now and I haven't gotten back to but I notice a local bush in good shape so I hope to get full bloom pictures in a day or two.
So glad you liked the poem.
Hi Jackie, absolutely stunning! I loved the photos and the poem could have been written about the UK.
A wonderful start to my day, thank you and voting up.
Best wishes Lesley
I've got no spring where i live, I've got no snow or no autumn to. You are blessed to see all four seasons and me to see our two. Isn't God awesome one world, different climate, different languages, people, times etc. Only GOD can do that!!
By the way i love everyone of your photos they are so LOVELY. Beautiful place you live in.
Have a bless week Jackie.
Thanks Lesley, was really anxious for you to see them. They are not my best photos but my spring ones. So glad you like them and if it is spring there too I will be looking forward to yours!
Beautiful place JJ you live too, so near the ocean, that would be fantastic, except when storms come up, I guess that can be bad. Huh?
Hi again Jackie, I loved your hub so much it inspired me to take a walk with my camera! I'm just going to check out my photos now, hopefully there might be enough for a hub!
Best wishes Lesley
Great Lesley; I will keep check since I don't always get notices! I am going again soon since the magnolias I was shooting should have full bloom now! lol It will never end will it? Well I hope not too soon anyway!
Wow! This has to be the best hub I have read and viewed in the last few weeks! Wonderful, thought-provoking words and fantastic photos!
Thanks for sharing this beautiful hub!
A beautiful poem. The pictures are great. Voted up.
Thank you so much Dexter, you were part of my inspiration with all your photos out for all to see! Wonderful compliments, thank you so,so much!
Vellur, great to see you again and thank you so much!
Very beautiful poem. I really enjoyed your photos as well.
Jackie, It's been a mild winter here; last week the daffodils appeared, and then a few days later out of the blue sky a light flurry of snowflakes fell and melted before they touched ground. I'm seeing and smelling spring; it's in the air.
Your lovely poem and photos certainly should encourage spring to stay. Love your last line, which says it all: "I saw Spring…she could never hide."
I have never experience a storm thank God for that. Some how whenever storm or hurricane is to hit my country the LORD let the winds divert ;)Grateful for that, how ever we still get the tempest of the sea it rages when other islands have a storm. I see the rainbow often
savanahl- Thank you so much!
Stessily- Thank you, I sure hope she stays, I would cry if she got killed out, so lets not think that. Yes, I like the last line but I like comparing her to a southern bell too and when she walks outside meaning her bud going full bloom. Hard sometimes to have others see what you are trying to show, but so glad you liked it!
Sounds wonderful JJ. You need to take many more pictures to show us! Especially rainbows!
You are really lucky to have never had a storm, wow, but I too live were storms pass by. We have both been blessed.
So well-written and fantastic photographs. Voted up and beautiful.
Blossom-Thank you so very very much!
This was so lovely! your photos really brought Spring to life, especially the flowers on the tree! beautiful! and your poem was gorgeous! rated up! made me feel so much better, as I have got da floo! haha (sniff)!
Oh no, the flu?! So glad I have avoided it so far. I went back today and many blooms got frozen but fresh ones are coming out meaning it will be pretty in a few more days once the dead ones drop off and buds open. If we have no more freeze! Thanks for the vote and so glad you liked it!
The pictures you took say it all.Then I read each line and your poem got better and better.I love the both together.Very special and nature is very close to my heart.I don't miss the snow and nature has a way of bouncing back.Rated up.
Thanks so much Dream On, the one night freeze did get them but I saw today new buds will be opening to replace the frozen ones as soon as they fall. They are so loaded this year. Hopefully I will get beautiful open bloom pictures. I did get a few today of low flowers that were really nice.
pictures are very beautiful and increasing the beauty of your interesting poem.
nityanandagaurang- what a mouthful lol. Thank you!
I loved the first picture because it reminds me how magnificient trees are with the sky as their closest friend.Then I loved the tenth picture because it gave color to tree as if they compimented each other as if they were both one.Wouldn't be great if every tree produced all different colorful flowers?I live with many Oak and Pine trees.
Beautiful photos and great poem. Well written, of course! : )
Dream on-I am a sky and tree person and that decides most of my photo days. I love thunderclouds or any cloud other than jet streams, that do plaque a number of days. Tomorrow promises to be a good day and those magnolias should be ready I am hoping!
Thank you so much girltalksshop, so glad you think so!
the trees kiss the new golden sky,
that gleaming snow lay close by,
the buds slowly blossomed with pink,
the snow melted to water, it sink,
That is what i got out of your poem, i hope i am right.
Close enough. Thanks for reading.
I am glad I am following you!!! You are a great photographer and impressive with emotions described through the written word! Lovely :)
iamaudraleigh- I am glad you are following me too and that you like my work!
I was hoping for more then 'close enough' but if that is the best i can get out of it, let it be.
Well you got four short sentences from my poem so I think that is a pretty good trade off, lol. Have to give Hubpages her 450+, well I do anyway.
Wow.....I love your poem and all breathtaking pictures. Spring always beautiful and I can't wait to see this season soon. Good job, my friend. My vote always for you. Cheers....
Love and peace,
Ah, thank you prasetio, you are too kind. So glad you liked it and thanks for the vote!
Jackie, I too look forward to spring. Good work, my friend!
Thanks so much KaraokeGuy. Glad you liked it and I am anxious for spring too, surely it won't be too long to know there is no danger of winter, lol.
Jackie, this really is a lovely combination of words and photos. We've had a similar winter (or lack thereof) teasing nature into an early spring. I'm not complaining, though. Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece. Voted up and awesome.
Poetic Fool, thanks so much, can always use a vote.
Wow, what a Brilliant poem ! The pictures are all Splendid, Magnificent. Great job and Thanks for sharing. Voted Up.
God Bless. Take care, Kamalesh
God bless you Kamalesh050 and thank you so much for reading my work and so glad you like it!
Awesome photography and I so appreciate the writing... what a blessed read this morning.
Blessings
Rolly, thanks so much for reading and happy you enjoyed it.
Impressive photography. I especially love the very first photo. Exquisite!
Your poem is quite nice. The weather may have tricked Mother Nature this year and that can turn tragic for plant life. We will have to wait and see.
Thank you for the delightful poem and the superb pictures. I enjoyed the journey. :-)
Thank you so much James. I bet you would like "Crying in the Chapel" even better! But thanks for the visit. It is just I seem to have turned a corner on my poetry and I wanted to see if you notice it since you have been reading me steadily for so long. I am publishing poetry soon and have many never seen! Can't wait!
Came here after reading Movie Master's spring hub that was inspired by this one.
Loved the poem which expressed my thoughts as winter has been practically non-existent where I am this year.
Also loved your stunning photos. Voted up across the board except for funny.
Thank you Happyboomernurse, so glad you came by! I have been out today taking more photos, it is so much fun.
Wow what stunning photography and equally stunning words. Voting up and pressing your buttons too.
Thank you so much acaetnna! Glad you enjoyed both.
Gorgeous photos loved them. Your poem is very beautiful. voted up and beautiful, Joyce.
Thanks so much writer20, this is one of my favorites too. I took more pictures today! Beautiful magnolias!
Beautiful and masterful Jackie. Photos too. A perfect one to share.
Awesome photographs and a beautiful poem.
We are so lucky to enjoy all these different seasons. Winter and Spring are two of my favourites. You describe your 'life-experience' very beautifully, which I could not resist to admire.
Voted up + Awesome + Beautiful. Keep writing
Well thank you Alastar...so much!
Hunbbel Meer, so glad to have you visit one of my hubs and so glad you liked it!
Spring is always welcome but its worrying when a season seems to be missed. You conveyed this message well and as much as you embraced spring's beauty, there should have been "a white flowing gown Covering the earth all around me". So glad we got to see this burst of spring through your lens. Very enjoyable poem and beautiful images, thank you and thanks to Movie Master for bringing me here. My votes to you, Jackie.
Thank you so much Fennelseed and I really appreciate MM for sending you!
Very nice, and well written. GBY
Thank you stars and GBY, too!
R9139 Level 3 Commenter 3 months ago
Very well written, great collection of images at the top :)