Friday, February 21, 2014

Staring Through a Window on a February Afternoon






The sky-line falls and rises like the tempo of a tune
Where wind stampedes, an obscure tyrant vexing tattered pine
The valley yearns for sparkle of a sun-warm afternoon
With children running barefoot ‘neath the curling merlot vine

The hillside slopes toward the sallow span of waning day
No laughing lover strolls this winter-stricken solitude
Surreal the fancy of spring’s darling apple-blossom May
Where February walks in gray, a maiden plain, subdued

The blustering battalion of sleet-snow-squall regiment
Is in sore need of furlough; we encourage its retreat
How long will Time insist on emptying its discontent
In fresh volley of vandals shod with ice upon their feet?

The doggerel of daisy day-dreams dangles daringly
Beyond the frosted window-pane against the snarling air
Are silver sun-swept seashores but fine fairy frippery?
I’ve heard spring-peepers serenade the dusk, but where, oh where?

The skyline falls and rises; what a moody madrigal
But I am not a damsel in distress nor prone to fret
The horse and rider in the sky is preordained to fall
Thus I know that its steel facade will spill its violets yet

© Janet Martin

2 comments:

  1. Hi Janet,

    I have been by lately, so I'm catching up on your beautiful poetry and wonderful photos.

    I noticed that my post today didn't come up in your sidebar. Someone else mentioned they were having trouble with mine too. Mmm...wonderful with blogger is up to with that.

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  2. I've noticed blogger is really slow or sometimes misses posts entirely.
    I know for my own posts they sometimes don't show up on my dashboard until hours later.

    Thank-you for dropping by. Hope all is well.

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I hope you enjoyed your pause on this porch and thank-you for your visit!