Welcome to Poetry Friday, this week hosted by poet and steadfast environmentalist, Heidi Mordhorst, Here. Thank you for hosting! She is adding a new line to the Progressive Poem. It’s been a thrill to see it develop again line by line.
I didn’t post last week, which I always regret. But I am preparing to leave for two months to visit my three month old grandson and I find packing overwhelming. As I travel this weekend I hope to tune into Poetry Friday and hopefully make up for last week.
Spring is really here in Central New York and so much is going on in the bigger world, like the death of Pope Francis. He was a reminder to all to welcome the stranger and to help the poor. I hope that the new Pontiff will honor human rights, including the rights of all immigrants, and to protect the environment, as those values seem to be receding like a puff of smoke. We need all the voices we can get.
Pope Francis would have understand my hunger to write about beauty today and I always find it in nature, just as do so many on Poetry Friday.
On my walk yesterday, something seemed different. What was it?
Oh! The leaves on the trees had suddenly unfurled! I seemed to have happened overnight! I believe it did!
Later on my walk, I noticed hyacinths, too. First came the daffodils, then forsythia, and now the hyacinths have bloomed..
Here is my attempt to draw a hyacinth flower as well as a haiku. I haven’t explored drawing in a while, but have bought a book and pencils and thought I’d try and see what happens on my upcoming travel to visit baby Tommy.
I sacrificed a hyacinth in my yard for this purpose. My drawing needs some work but it’s really fun to try.
Hyacinth
morning breeze scented,
absent since last April
clutch of curling blooms
© Janice Scully
Have a great weekend and enjoy spring and your friends and families! Thank you, Heidi, for hosting.
Your drawing made me see the curl in the hyacinth blossoms in a way I hadn’t before and that had me enjoying your last line “clutch of curling blooms” all the more.
I share your appreciation for Pope Francis and wishes for the next Pope.
Have a wonderful trip!
Two months with Baby Tommy! Lucky you. I love your clutch of curling blooms” and I’m glad you think it’s fun to try. Francis would approve, I believe!
I was just talking with someone this morning who commented on how the leaves seemed to burst overnight. Your hyacinth is lovely and that scented breeze so easy to recall. Safe travels and have a wonderful time with your grandson.