Corrine this is excellent. As I was driving yesterday, I saw all the trees with no leaves and was thinking the same thing you wrote. ESP? The ending is leaves us with the question, what shall make you resplendent once more. Well done. 5/5

Oh- I love this, Corinne! You write the best nature related poems, always so unique.

The trees have had
A collective memory lapse
For their bony arms
And gnarled, arthritic hands
Reach, beseech the sky:

^ Great stuff! :)

Corinne
What a wonderful entry for the Spring Fling contest :)

The trees have had
A collective memory lapse
For their bony arms
And gnarled, arthritic hands
Reach, beseech the sky:

Love the imagery and word choices in this piece. It gives the feeling that the tree is a person :)

Why have you forsaken us?
We are cold and naked
Where is our leafy finery?
Shall it ever be spring again?

I actually felt bad for the tree as I read your words...LOL....Made me feel guilty for wanting more snow :)

They forget
That they'll soon be bedecked
With cloaks of green

How beautiful the trees are when Spring arrives and they have there new bright green cloths.
Great Job!
(((hugs)))
Cindy

"The trees have had
A collective memory lapse
For their bony arms"
`The personification completely took me by suprise here.. I LOVED "for their bony arms" - very good usage of personification in your poetry.

"And gnarled, arthritic hands
Reach, beseech the sky:"
`More personification even with arthritic hands - youre really bringing this tree to life with human qualities. I am just so pleased with this poem, beseech is not a word we normally here but am glad to see it used here.. it made your poem that more original..

"Why have you forsaken us?
We are cold and naked
Where is our leafy finery?
Shall it ever be spring again?"
`Your word choice is so descriptive. "cold and naked" "leafy finery" I loved your thoughts, almost as though you are talking from a tree's perspective.. wondering when spring will come again.

"They forget
That they'll soon be bedecked
With cloaks of green"
`Cloaks of green - thats amazing! Loved the usage of cloaks here, brought forth a lot of imagery.. big bushy trees full of lovely green leaves.

"And while
I know how they feel
That is not
What shall make me
Resplendent once more"
`Powerful ending, great word choice yet again with respledent.

Personification was greatly used in this poem, and it made the poem really interesting. I really enjoyed this write, thanks for sharing!

Well done.

5/5.

Temps [Beyond a Poets Mind]

The one message I got is everything happens for the best... our patience pays in the end... this is the first thought that strike me on reading this piece...

beautifully penned...

Congrats Corinne! Very well deserved- I adore this poem! ;o)

Now that's poetry. Everything builds up to the final stanza, which is, indeed, rather cryptic. It communicates that the speaker knows how endless winter can sometimes feel, but also that something will come with the spring that shall revive her. What will make her resplendent once more? Why is she not currently resplendent? Lost love? These questions arise and leave the reader wondering with a feeling of approaching exultation. Awesome.

Congrats on your win Corinne, very deserving of the front pages !

Excellent read !