Spring

We dream of fearless landscapes,

of tall prairie grass and guitar acoustics,

washing down the heat,

and the loss we feel.

                In a single gulp, we swallow

                this melancholy laden air...

Spring is here.

Its venomous empty promises

on the winds, I hear...

Reviews

[Relic]

I suppose its something inside us that holds no promise for change or improvement even though spring is a symbol of renewal over the blues of winter. Sometime the blues stays longer than expected, becoming an all-too-familiar pattern.

Love your poetry.

[Moonie]

Thank you for such a kind review!! I'm really happy that you enjoy my poetry! It means a lot to me! ☺

[Moonie]

And your interpretation is exactly what i had in my mind!

[Moonie]

I was just about to review you... sad that you are away for a while....

[Relic]

Thanks, I'll be back. :)

[Moonie]

Let me know when you are back...give me a message when you become active again! :)

[An owl on the moon]

Your spring awakening is filled with misted, dark shadows it seems. The storms after winter that try and arouse the world from slumber, how they often rip apart the season's soft beauty. Spring seems so hungry to feast from your peace, dear poet. May it never be.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Love this poem look forward to reading more

[Moonie]

Thanks a lot! :))

[Pete]

This is beautifully written but you're not happy that Spring has arrived. Something is troubling you.

[Moonie]

Spring signifies so many things for us all...it's like this metaphor for utopian happiness and cheer...However, it also depresses us to know that not all promises are met by it...
thanks so much for reviewing, Pete! :))

[Christopher Robin]

This feels like a passage from Gatsby.

Very nicely penned. I look forward to more.

- Christoper Robin

[Moonie]

Never read the book...but heard it being praised by many...so I can take it as a compliment..lol...:))
Thank you for visiting, Christopher! :)))

[Captain Rilen]

"Melancholy laden air", I loved this description, tragically gorgeous. A tremendous feat you have accomplished in packing so much emotion in so short a piece. Brilliant.

[Moonie]

Oh wow, now "tragically gorgeous" is what every poet should aim for!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you for such a beautiful and encouraging review!!! I feel humbled. Truly. :))))

[FOih;]

This hits quite close to home my fair daughter...very close to home. Our spring is a promise in a sense, but all too often the joys of it are overlooked by the hasty segue to summer, followed by fall.

I had mentioned to a friend that I go back and forth over positives and negatives of summer, mostly finding negatives...spring tends to promise the positives but it is very human to only see the negative....

There have been times where my wish is to pack a backpack and leave. Everything. For a fearless landscape :)

I find that it's best to stay rooted to home though...

[Moonie]

I love your interpretation of this poem, and I am glad you could relate to it. Very often we forget about the joys and the privileges we have, in pursuit of some fearless landscape.
Thank you for reviewing this one. And yes, however "farsick" we get, it's best to stay rooted to home.

[Einstein Noodle]

oh my goodness! such a twist on Spring ..the eternal flower of birth and life .. wow! wow! wow! well done Ms. Moon thinking out of the box ;)) well done!
E.
ps you show us how free verse can be, and is, so very powerful

[Moonie]

Wow, what a review!!!! Woohoo!!! You can't imagine how wide my smile is right now, E....Sorry for the late reply. Not been on for a while..:)))))

[Jennie Baron]

Moon, I'm always astounded at your eloquent words and images. Yes, there is something about spring that evokes empty promises and you say it so well. Amazing writing (again).

[Moonie]

Good to see you again after so long, ma'am!!! :)))
Thank you for the beautiful compliment(which I hardly deserve)... There is something faux and false in its promises.

[Ana B.]

A beautiful write, very original and perfectly composed. Love the line ''We dream of fearless landscapes'' :)

[Moonie]

Thank you, Ana!! Fearless landscape really has a cosy sound to it, doesn't it? What would we not give to achieve it?!!