My Lady Spring, I must confess
Your absence causes great distress
Why does it take so long for thee
To come back here and stay with me?
The sun shines brightly on the land
But winter makes its own last stand
At least I thought it was the last
Till winter whispered “not so fast!”
The tips of future tulip flowers
Came out expecting springtime showers
Then came a blast of wicked cold
And tulip shrank back in its fold.
Our Lady Spring, we need you so
Oh Lady Spring, where did you go?
Come back, relieve our suffering
And I will make this offering
No more complaints of rain and fog
No more complaints that we can’t jog
We’ll gladly tolerate the bugs
We’ll stand outside and give them hugs
Oh gosh, I just read what I wrote
I take it back, that buggy quote
I hate mosquitoes, really do
And grubs and wasps and deer-flies too
But if you come, my Lady Spring
Along with blooms and birds on wing
I’ll try my best to gracious be
About the things that do bug me
And I shall greet you in the rain
And sing for you a spring refrain
And take the bad along with good
And walk along the cherry wood
Oh, Lady Spring, come back to me
So I can stroll my garden free
Of winter coat and freezing cold
While your great beauty I behold.
Photographs by Hamlin Grange
This poem is dedicated to my friends Mae, Jane and Muriel.
Cynthia Reyes 
I love this! It really flows and was lovely to read 🙂
Thank you!
What a beautiful poem! Hamlins photos are great as well.
Thank you very much. Be well.
I really enjoyed your poem — big kudos to you, because I think they are super-hard to write and not sound cheesy or corny. And those photos are all wonderful, too. Spring MUST come soon. I am so ready to open all the windows and air out the winter mustiness!
Thanks, Rose. I started writing “nonsense poetry” after the car accident – I simply couldn’t find words to express thoughts and that bugged me a lot. So I’d start with one word, then a line, then force myself to get out another line – then a third one that rhymed. The first efforts were really crazy. Then, word by word, it started to get better. Now, whenever I am struggling with words, I force myself to write a poem. Some are good and some are crazy.
Hope you’re doing well.
Delightfully fun and clever! Thanks Cynthia.
Thank you! Glad you like it.
XD
You’ve turned into a writing machine.
Herewith a slightly improved version of The Wilder Side of Gardening.
Tim
Herewith: such modern slang. Somewhat like “thee” and “refrain”.
I was thinking along the same lines – visions of spring and then a relapse. But the final burst of sun and warmth is just around the corner coming. Thanks for the warming thoughts!
You are welcome. And may I hold you to that?
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Delightful, Cynthia! If only Spring herself could hear your poem, she might be less capricious.
Thank you, Beth. glad you like it. Should I open the window and shout? What thinkst?
Your neighbors sound lovely, so I think YES! Share the joy:0)
Yes, do!
I love this delightful spring poem of which I agree with every word and line. Beautiful photographs too, making me sooo ready for the season!!! 🙂
thank you, Kim. Hope all goes well.
So welcome, Cynthia. 😊
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Lovely lines in this delightful spring poem by Cynthia Reyes, making us all wish for spring ‘soon to be!’
I saw a bee today, so it’s happening. It does seem to be taking its time though!
Any sign of spring is a good sign, my friend.
I am hoping with you. Thank you for the lovely winsome poem.
Thanks for liking the poem and hoping with me, Karen. How’s spring lookin’ in your neck of the woods?
Such a happy poem! Sounds like things Anne Shirley would say:)
Hope things warm up and start popping open soon for you all up there!
I like that thought – Anne Shirley was one of my childhood heroes.
A great poem, Cynthia. I hope it works and winter packs its bags and disappears for a while.
Me too, me too!
🙂
Our weather down here has turned a bit colder from the above normal temperature days we were having. But still, no snow at all here this year.
Huh! I like the idea of some snow. Can’t imagine none at all during the winter.
Lovely, it put a smile on my face and I grinned at the part of the mosquitos..one of the advantages of moving to Cincinnati from rural Ontario..hardly any mosquitos! Have a lovely Sunday, Johanna
Wow, Johanna. How did you swing that? Hardly any mosquitoes? Can we send you some of ours?
no thank you very much…;0)
Your poem made me smile and look ahead to summer, Cynthia, even though I’m currently feeling so tired of Spring’s coy dance. The advances and retreats seem to be going on and on… But – robins seen, birds flying through on their way further north and now the picture you painted all remind me – I know Spring is coming. I just would like it to come now!
Me too! ‘Spring’s coy dance’ is a good way of describing it, alright.
Birds are a good sign. We have them. Today is sunny, which is another nice sign.
Truly delightful poem, lighthearted and imaginative, I enjoyed reading that writing, the pictures are a beautiful accompaniment,
Thank you for this lovely compliment. Wishing you a good week!
What a lovely dedication to friends – I smiled all the way 🙂
I’m glad to hear that!
Amen, sister!! This was a delight to read–and must’ve been real fun to write!
It really was fun to write, Kerry. Hey: I’m just trying to do with words what you do with your weaving! I have to check in to see what you are up to now.
Beautiful writing Cynthia – great imagery.
Thank you, Mary!
I hope spring come back to you(because we all need spring) 🙂
Vraiment, Christiane!
Lovely, you deserve a visit from Lady Spring with an invitation like that.
From your lips to Lady Spring’s ear.
LOVE this poem:-) I chuckled for we are so eager to greet spring, throw our coats off etc… but then we start complaining about it being too hot:-) Me too!
I use my mosquito lanterns in my yard + they stay away so I don’t complain:-)
Thanks, Robbie. what kind of mosquito lantern do you have? We once used one, but it didn’t work, so I didn’t try again.
I use them all over the areas we sit outside. I have parties in my garden in the evening and they work in our Illinois Midwest garden:-) I set them out around 6pm and start them in the areas we will be sitting. Now I use quite a bit of them. They last about 4 hours + I buy the refill pads each spring. They REALLY work + non of us are complaining about biting. I do put them all around:-)
http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/off!-powerpad-lamp/ID=prod1385989-product?ext=gooHousehold_PLA_Insect_Repellants_prod1385989_pla&adtype=pla&kpid=sku1385979&sst=3b461c0a-aeaf-8649-2aca-00001848be67&kpid=sku1385979
well, I put them out about an hour before the party starts:-) If at 7pm, I put them out about 6pm +
Tiki Torches-any kind you want-also add that layer on the outer edges in the plant area + it really keeps the mosquitos away and we all feel like we are on an island far away! LOL-I joke if someone misbehaves-we will vote them off the island-yep, it has that Island atmosphere with the tiki torhces!
http://www.tikibrand.com/Torches
I shall pretend we’re on an island…
Oh, great! I shall try them. Thank you, Robbie!
Another lovely poem with gorgeous photos!
I thank you, Ma’am!
I wish I looked forward to spring but living on a farm, spring is dreaded with the rain and mud. Your pictures make it a bit easier to tolerate 🙂
Would you believe it? I thought about you and spring on the farm and then I thought about all the mud. I remember the mud from when we had a farm and animals!