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Alma M.'s avatar

Lovely poem, the cat in the bird fountain is top tier. 😁

Stephen's avatar

lol thank you!

Aaliya's avatar

Breathing in the fragrance of spring is like a joyful dance, full of warmth and freedom.

Dorie Snow/雪多丽's avatar

This is a truly beautiful line. “The hidden moons unhinged.

There’s so little time,

to extinguish the needs of the flowers.” Really makes me ponder the relevance of my thoughts. Breathes perspective into this little life of mine, not big enough to matter in the scope of universal needs.

Stephen's avatar

thank you. I'm glad you liked it.

Kelly Trost's avatar

There’s so little time,

to extinguish the needs of the flowers.

Breathtaking!

Stephen's avatar

thank you Kelly!

Kelly Trost's avatar

Welcome, Stephen. The comment is more than well deserved. Beautiful poem!

Meditations On Permafrost's avatar

This is really temporal and fantastic. You put your finger on something that is moving.

Stephen's avatar

thank you! I've been enjoying your live reading

lchristopher's avatar

KITTY IN THE BIRDBATH

Stephen's avatar

haha yes.

Stacey's avatar

Such beauty, as always! The ending hits because it treats letting go not as collapse, but as a quiet, intelligent kind of freedom.

Stephen's avatar

thank you Stacey! if anything deserves a fresh take it's spring the symbol of freshness lol

Nora O’Dowd's avatar

You’ve caught the essence, cuing the “art of no self control.” Wonderful!

Stephen's avatar

thanks Nora. I hesitate to write about what's been said. who can add to the library of spring or love poems! but this one happened hah. and thank you!

Nora O’Dowd's avatar

Who can ever tire of spring or love? Or the telling!

Gary L Taylor's avatar

Wonderful. Could almost feel each of my senses responding to it. Beautiful.

Stephen's avatar

thank you Gary!

Donal McKernan's avatar

Again, the season of Spring has come

and a spring-source rises under everything,

a moon sliding from the shadows.

- Rumi

Stephen's avatar

beautiful! thank you