..
about springs:
(as opposed to these quiet win
-te(a)r chills,)
is the way they
b o u n c e
clouds off a stirred-up
sky, the way they pry
their wily, wiry petaled
fingers into my funnybones,
trounce about
on trampolines of dandelion
kisses and small slow
wishes and
riverstones.
.
It’s Quadrille Monday over at dVerse, and I’m hosting. Bounce on over and play with me!
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Spring springs eternal! Or something. Great bouncy trampoline of a poem.
I would love to sit beside a river like this… my heart bounces with joy,
You are definitely a Tigger kind of gal, De! I so enjoyed your quadrille, especially the play on words and the way springs pry ‘their wily, wiry petaled / fingers into my funnybones’.
I’m imagining the ‘trampolines of dandelion kisses’ – they really tickle!
This is gorgeous De, I especially love
‘trampolines of dandelion
kisses and small slow
wishes and
riverstones’
xxx
I can see the slinky bouncing from cloud to cloud!!
Dwight
Love the dandelion trampolines so much. The other day I invaded a neighbor’s trampoline. First time ever. Now I can truly imagine it on dandelions. You always twist and turn those words so wonderfully!
That is so cool, Toni. Trampolines are tons of fun.
I felt like that Wal-Mart Christmas commercial with the woodland animals jumping on the little girl’s Christmas present Trampoline. I felt much cooler than I looked!
Fun poem! I could bounce right into spring about now, although I can’t complain about the weather we’ve been having this winter. Almost springlike.
Oh, that’s lovely. Such fabulous images. The dandelion trampoline seems to be the standout one for everyone, including me. Spring is a bouncilicious time.
I love that!!! ” Wishes and river stones”.
There’s a definite spring in your step!
You pair words beautifully. I love how you use “springs” the metal coiled thing to show us Spring through your lovely, colorful, springy words.
just watching those clouds bouncing on the dandelions…
Ah, the format is perfection. I especially like the riverstones – the unbouncable part of it all.
Love those small slow wishes, De❤️ Your words are as fresh and hopeful as a bud in Spring😍
Wonderful imagery in your words. 🙂
An absolute delight of a poem, so full of evocative imagery and nice cheery rhythm. You have really perked me up on a day when technology was against me and everything was a bit rainy and washed out.
Lyrical and beautifully descriptive.
I love the phrase “tear chills.”
Also “trounce about
on trampolines of dandelion
kisses”
And the phrase “small slow” all by itself, for some reason.
The bounciness is…well…bouncy…..the win
-te(a)r chills however, steal the show for me.
Pure delight, here, De. Clever word play (not overdone) with a good dose of lyricism. Let us slow down, for sure.
Yes, too much winter here. Let’s bounce into Spring, if only in poetry
Nice sounds especially “kisses” and “wishes”.
‘small slow wishes and river stones’ – That spins my head around. Love it!
I like the beginning and the way you split winter, it has been so brutally cold here this winter.
(as opposed to these quiet win
-te(a)r chills,)
Never predictable. You are the epitome of “bounce,” De……
can feel the thrill of your springs – fingering your funnybones – terrifically tingly De
Oh, this is so happy and hopeful and fun! Love it, De.
Everything that spring is about. I felt the lightness and bounciness in your poem’s words and rhyme
I love the way you use parentheses. That’s always been a favorite of mine, but I haven’t done it in quite a while. I should definitely bring it back. I love creative use of punctuation! So much fun 🙂
This whole passage is absolute brilliance:
“the way they pry
their wily, wiry petaled
fingers into my funnybones,
trounce about
on trampolines of dandelion”
You have an amazing ear.