And above all, watch with glittering eyes
the whole world around you because the greatest secrets
are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
— Roald Dahl (Minpins, 1991)
Drip,
Rain
Drop
Plops,
Spring will come
With black mud, bees
And crocuses beneath trees.
Baby robins will scatter shells.
Fairies will chant vernal spells.
Birds will sing madrigals at dawn
To wood violets blooming on the lawn.
Foxglove’s speckled trumpets will play
With snowdrops and magnolias in May.
Copyright 2015 Brenda Davis Harsham
Ours shall be the gypsy winding
Of the path with violets blue,
Ours at last the wizard finding
Of the land where dreams come true.
— Lucy Maud Montgomery (from Spring Song)
Note: My poem, Spring Magic is a concrete poem, taking the shape of a drooping tulip or possibly a lily of the valley bell as suggested by Matt Forrest Ersenwine. Thanks, Matt! Happy Spring! This post is an ode to Spring in honor of the Vernal Equinox which is at 6:45 p.m. here on March 20, 2015. And a happy coincidence, also in honor of Poetry Friday, hosted this week by Catherine Flynn at Reading to the Core who shared a wonderful original poem for World Folk Tales and Fables Week. I hope you have time to visit her. The photographs were all taken last spring — this year the ground is covered by a knee-deep sea of receding white ice.
55 thoughts on “Spring Magic”
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Friendly Fairy Tales 
I Love this !
your photographs are very much the signs of Spring and you even have a Faery in one to make the Magick come alive 🙂
Take Care…You Matter…
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maryrose
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Maryrose, your words are dear to me. I’m glad you saw a Faery there. We all need a bit of magic. Take care of yourself, my wolf princess friend!
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Spring! yes! i love your picture poem, Brenda! so creative you are and love your broken egg photo shot…best of spring when all the birds start to visit. 🙂
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I wish these were from this year. One year we had 80 degree days in March and everyone talked about global warming. This year, snow is still choking yards, and the temps are still going down below freezing. Sigh.
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Very Lovely Writing Ms Brenda!!! I Love All The Spring Flowers Too!!
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Thanks, my friend! I’m waiting for spring. I know it’s coming one day soon. 🙂
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You Welcome Friend!!! Yes, Indeed It Is, and I can’t wait!! 🌺
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Love the flower!!
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Lol, Thanks Ms Brenda!!!
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So beautiful. The flowers are wonderful.
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Thanks! 🙂 They’re from last year — nothing but snow here now.
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What a gorgeous ode to spring indeed – and complemented so beautifully by the photographs! Perfect! 🙂
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Thank you. It came from deep longing. 🙂
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Lovely, Brenda! My favorite lines are: “Foxglove’s speckled trumpets will play/
With snowdrops and magnolias in May.” So festive.
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Thanks! I had fun imagining spring, despite the snow that was falling. We had to shovel the next morning. Again! LOL But my heart knows spring has come. 🙂
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AnElephantCant dance with fairies
Though he thinks it’s a magical treat
But they are so small
And he is not at all
So he has to take great care where he puts his mammoth feet
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AnElephantCan write
Magical poetry that dances lightly
On spring breezes,
Whispering incantations
That set the quiet world alight.
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I love the “vernal spells” and the birds’ “madrigals!”
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Yeah! Thanks for your comment!
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Beautiful, thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Thanks, Kev!
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Beautiful poem and photos for spring! Celebrating the new season 🙂
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We’re celebrating here with new snow. But spring will come!!
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Brenda, I love your poem and your photos are gorgeous! The robin’s egg brings back memories of finding them on my grandmother’s lawn. Thanks so much for sharing!
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I was always amazed a robin could come from such a tiny egg, when I was a kid finding them. Thanks for your comment!
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Very colorful, Brenda…the poem AND the photos. When I saw the poem, my first thought was a bell…which led me to think of lilies of the valley!
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Thanks for commenting, Matt. Another great way to see the shape. 🙂 My lilies of the valley are still buried in snow. Warmly, Brenda
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I spied the robin’s egg and wanted to say this was a great place to visit. Hope we will see more signs of Spring, soon!
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I’m hoping for more spring soon, but it’s snowing again. Delayed gratification is a good thing, right?
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Reblogged this on Yoshiko and commented:
This is an enjoyable poetry.
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Thanks, Yoshiko! We all need some Spring magic here in New England! 🙂
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🙂 I see
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Enjoyable
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Thanks!
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Welcome
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Brava! Splendid poem and photos. I’m always in awe of those who can turn out concrete poems that actually work :). Love the inclusion of fairies and baby robins. The quotes are perfect too! Happy Spring!
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Yeah!! You’ve made me smile with pride. Concrete poems are the hardest for me, but I find they appear sometimes, like clouds in the sky, if I just work a bit harder to see the shape there. 🙂
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oh, it’s beautiful. in words, as well as form. happy spring!
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Yeah, thanks!!
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Beautifully written and captured in pictures
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Thank you!!
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Beautiful words for spring. Glad you have the photos to remind you of what will come after the ice recedes. 🙂
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All that blooming potential is there in the soil, waiting, like I am. 🙂
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Woo Hoo! Spring is springing for you!
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At least in my imagination! 🙂
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Oh, thank you for all this beautiful loveliness!! 🙂 ❤
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LOL My pleasure!
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Are those plants in your garden?
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Only the foxglove. The rest are things I’ve seen on my walks. 🙂
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My all time favorite quote!!!!!!!! And a Robin egg!!!!! Spring is springing!!!!!!!
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Yeah! I’m glad you like that quote. You definitely find magic in unlikely places. I love your photos.
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Like I’ve always said…someday…your words my pictures!!
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That would be fun!
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Yes!!!!!
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