Snowdrop

Snowdrop

In the dark of the first spring night rain fell.

Far off, in the distance, bells sang out.

Slowly, the dawn came

reluctant at first,

but still it came.

It was still gray when the sun hidden 

behind the clouds rose from the horizon,

rain gently falling.

Cherry blossoms hung heavy with anticipation,

swaying carefully in the warming breeze.

 

The soft wind carried a scent of promise.

The ground sucked at the falling rain

greedily; it took it all,

it was a

hard dry winter.

From the loam, slender green shoots towered above the grass.

At the top white flowers hung heavy,

dripping slowing off their bell-shaped  forms

sweet warm honey and milk combined and

dropped into the melting snow.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Beautiful photo and amazing words. You gave life to the flower and strength to the story in the poetry. Thank you my friend for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reading a reviewing this writing. I enjoyed so much looking at a snowdrop flower poking out of some late light snow and wanted to share it.

[Coyote Poetry]

I like the snowy days. Seem more calm and you are welcome my friend.

[H]

This poem is really sweet, I love the imagery of the ground sucking at the rain greedily. Good job.

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reading and reviewing this writing. I am glad you loved the imagery

[Emily]

Awesome first line!
Keep up the great work!!

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reading and reviewing this writing. I am glad you liked it.

[iamshadowine]

such a pretty poem!
keep writing :D

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reading and reviewing this poem. Sometimes I do like to write pretty and or lighthearted.

[manisha]

Wow your poem described the incredible beauty of nature. So warm and soothing. Loved it.

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reading and reviewing this writing. That is how I want the reader to feel. I am glad you loved it.

[Diamond]

"sweet warm honey and milk combined and
dropped into the melting snow"
I know what you are talking about in the above line. Everything loses its existence to the void. sooner or later. So, we are here only to give away what we receive from the cosmos with utmost detachment and unselfishness. I like it so much.

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reading and reviewing this writing. As always, you find an underling layer of truth. The only thing is "detachment" is not something we can or should do. There is a popular phrase in one belief system that says, "“be not of this world, but be sent into it.” I am paraphrasing, not and exact quote. As warrior poets, I feel since we strive to be one with the cosmos and this contains the world, we must embrace the world in all its entirety. We cannot view ourselves with detachment, nor should we, so therefore we must do the same to all.

[Marianne Rose]

Beautiful visual poem that has delightful detail of nature, with an undertone of depth. I enjoyed reading this lightly, without a lot of thought, but with my heart, which is what it called me to do. Thank you for such a lovely morning read.

[H.L. Cerveise]

I am so glad you like it. I wanted it to be read in a lighthearted manner. The beauty of nature just blended so well in my mind and with the situation someone was helping me with at the time. It all gave me such hope, so I wanted to share that with my writing.

[William Liston]

This is simply beautiful. The imagery is just amazing. You did very well with this piece. I think any reader can appreciate the wondeful descriptions in this, especailly someone with a deep appreciation for nature's beauty (such as myself). I feel like there is an underlying message in this piece. Even though I don't have the slightest clue what that may be, I can still appreciate this poem because it's a delight to read; even the visual presentation is gorgeous. Great work.

-William Liston

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reading and reviewing my poem. I am glad you feel it is beautiful. I was so trying to capture the what I was seeing in my mind's eye and in nature itself. You are right this poem has another layer; however, that layer was about and to someone and how they were a relief to a long dry and cold winter for me.