Tag: Spring

Cherry Trees

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 28

Book cover for Edmund Gosse. In Russet and Silver

I gazed at the lavish sprays
Swaying in the distance
Our car raised dust trails
Leaving them behind us
I wanted to see them close,
The tender sakura
In a baby pink posy
Yet we drove past
For we didn’t have time
To halt and admire
Radiant blooms of spring

Already in the autumn
Of our weary existence
We were afraid
That a few moments wait
Would keep us delayed
So, we zipped past them;
I held on to that memory
Of blossoms of cherry –
Delicate crystal baubles
On boughs laden heavily,
To turn them into poetry.

Poetry inspired by the book cover for Edmund Gosse. In Russet and Silver. Chicago: Stone & Kimball, 1894 — Source.

So weary

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 17

Book cover for Charles Kingsley. The Water Babies. 

When the last shadows fell
I heaved a sigh of relief
For the gloaming night
Would soon be upon me
I can cower and hide
From the travails of life
Bury my hopes again
In layers of staid silence
And hear the shaky rhythm
Of my heart, reminding me
I am still alive!

I dive into my anxious thoughts
Almost sure I can’t face
Demons that demand much
From my spirit so frail
Yet, my valiant soul whispers
Tomorrow is set to arrive
What if your Destiny
Turns on its feet?
Then you may not feel the need
To run away from another
Grueling, defeated day!

Poetry inspired by the book cover for Charles Kingsley. The Water Babies. London: Macmillan and Co., 1886 — Source.

Bloom

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 10

Book cover for Cordelia Harris Turner. The Floral Kingdom

Pastel petals of spring
Warm glow of cashmere
Sparkle of glossy rain
Shimmer of summer
Whatever the season
There is always life
Wrapped in muslin and
Gentle wishes lying still
Spread over eyelids
Like the touch of lace
Vast hopes, latent until
Caressed by time
Summoned by destiny
New buds unfold in
Glorious bloom and
Dreams decide
To come true!

Poetry inspired by the book cover for Cordelia Harris Turner. The Floral Kingdom. Chicago: M. Warren, 1877.

Poise

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 8

Book cover for Walter Crane. A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden.

The poise with which
We must live life
Oft eclipsed by its strife
Is to embrace all
The Autumnal shades
As the wisest of us
Have eventually learned
It can’t always be Spring

Poetry inspired by the book cover for Walter Crane. A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden. London: Harper, 1899

Halt

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 3

Book cover designed by Walter Crane for A Masque of Days by Charles Lamb.

Tread gently and stay for a while
The crisp summer air beckons
Emerald trees tip their branches
Swaying leaves give a nod
Hear the birdsong in the breeze
Sunkissed glades, always serene
Look around you, notice the pace
It’s tender, slow, in a lazy way

We pursue and embrace chaos
The hustle and hassle of our days
Sleepless, hopeless, washed away
Riding a storm, dropped like debris
A wild goose chase; always in a hurry
Our souls are tired; we know it all
The entire futility, yet we cannot
Tread gently and come to a halt

Poetry inspired by the book cover designed by Walter Crane for A Masque of Days. London: Cassell and Co., 1901 by Charles Lamb.