Poetry April

[cassiesmom]

April is national poetry month ... I did terrible with limericks for March but I'm willing to try again!

A thunderstorm and
45 degrees outside--
Strong April shower.

[Catty1]

I'll think of one myself in a bit, but this gem just came to mind:

I think that I shall never see
A billboard lovely as a tree.
Indeed, unless the billboards fall
I'll never see a tree at all.

-Ogden Nash

[Karen]

Bright spring sunshine brings
Thoughts of warm days, flowers bloom
But thoughts of snow lurk

[Karen]

Cloudy skies but warmer days
Could spring truly be in its way?
Last years dull grass once more appears
And birdsong loudly reaches my ears
Windy, sure - a kiting day
If trees and power lines weren't in the way
But the skies, though dim
Don't threaten snow
Not today, anyway, so here we go!

[Karen]

Today rainbows moved across my wall
One, then two, in brighter sprays
Moved from wall to ceiling in cheerful silence

And while I know they are just
Refracted light that I traced
To the reflectors on the bike outside
Still it felt like a sweet benediction
An assurance from the universe
That everything will be okay ...

[Karen]

I thought it was spring
But the low temperatures
Say March, not April

It's almost May, yet
I need a coat outside,
Dandelions shiver

[Karen]

The sharp slap of roof drips
On bare cement punctuates
This last night of April
The air is chilly enough
To make coats important
And to make a hot cup of tea
A welcome thought.

Yes, this is spring in New England
Even the old-timers grumble
Remembering warm and sun
From some distant past ...
Was it just last year we had
Warmth and sun in spring?

Seems longer ago than that.