refreshing is the right word; a surprise as well, seeing as I'm all geared
up for autumn way over here.
the last stanza is especially sweet.
KS
2009/9/22 Max Richards <[log in to unmask]>
> Spring
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> September's earlier dawns,
> their new-tuned birdsong,
> wake me earlier, more hopefully,
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> announcing spring imperatives:
> when courting birds swoop low
> overhead, do keep out of their way.
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> This moulting dog-hair,
> let the birds have it,
> for the nests they’re building.
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> Note the spread of apple blossom
> from one orchard area
> to the next and the next.
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> Urge the park snails
> on their epic journey
> over asphalt path
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> past predatory birds
> to fresh green salads,
> safer breeding ground.
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> Spring showers – welcome
> ambivalently - meagre
> while dams are empty,
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> yet enough to restore
> the burnt hills from last summer,
> readying to burn again.
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> In these later dusks - glow
> slow-fading, shadow
> warmer - walk further, later.
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> 23 September 2009
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> Max Richards
> Melbourne
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