Spring equinox (poem) by J. K. Roseline on AuthorsDen

Spring equinox
by J. K. Roseline → (All Poetry by J. K. Roseline)
Friday, March 27, 2015 Rated "G" by the Author.

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There are hundreds of poems about spring Even in medieval poetry spring is intimately associated with tender love, I write this poem on spring in the same model of Edna St Vincent Millay, an American poet of the 20s says,To what purpose do you return again... I am so touched by this line ..I wrote one similar to hers .
April spring Why do you return to dance again Our hearts sour with envy , your captivating glance Your bleeting alone is not enough I long some concrete show Your tender shining leaves do not attract any more The mango flowers clusters droop Like rich bosoms the blossoms bounce and shake, never still Alive with hope of fullness of golden juice divine The sun just stares , my lips like warm fruits ebb The cool air filled with smell of bitter flowers The raw wet earth fertile But the heart of man why not right Eaten by doubt, strife and ego, the clash Life is deep empty hole to fill Blank space here and there I see Struggle, hurt, hard life everywhere What use is your tumbling down the mountain for me O April! Drives like a drunkard ,doubly doused spewing dust and doubt

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on March 28, 2015

You have been especially poetic in this one. You seem to describe a very hard spring after an unforgiving winter. I'm beginning to think it is more a metaphor for political turmoil that is taking place and pressing hard upon the Indian sub continent. Or, it could be in your personal life since I haven't seen you posting recently.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it! ;-)

Ron

Reviewed by Regis Auffray

Reviewed on March 27, 2015

Drives like a drunkard ,doubly doused spewing dust and doubt

That is quite the line (above) and thank you for an awesome poem. Love and best wishes,

Regis

Reviewed by Jane Noponen Perinacci

All I know is that I wish it would quit snowing in N.E. Ohio!!! All kidding aside, I get what you mean here. Very good!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by George Carroll

I guess some of us could use a good kick in the b..

Reviewed by E Phillips

I went back and read her poem (for the first time, actually) and Miss Millay took the optimistic approach to Spring, while you seem to have taken the pessimistic approach. Does Spring arrives to wash away misery, or, why bother when things are so miserable? Or are you saying "leave me alone, I'm not ready to be happy yet?" The Roseline I know is a happy optimistic person. But it's OK to be sad if that's how you feel. Or are you just teasing us?...

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton

Pretty much sums it up for me too, JK. You did a good job of using Edna St Vincent Millay's one line to build a poem around. Success! Well done!