(Poetry Thursday?) Snowdrops for St Bridie's Day by Jacqui Thewless

They might be flowers

of mercy

or small emblems of

the sun's

inevitable rise:

clusters of grey-green spears
miraculously piercing last year's

fallen foliage
without disturbing
a thing.

Earth's first
birth
is whiteness -
a simple dependence
from these little stalks -
where no hope was
without modesty,
surprise...
springs!

I was inspired by this poem by Jacqui Thewless as the snow that fell last night around my home.  We have had an unusually warm winter here so far and spring definitely is on the way.

A Christmas Poem

In the bleak midwinter

The Christ Child again 

asks to enter into our hearts

and melt the ice that insists 

on forming there

against our better judgment-- 

our attempts at thawing

only serving to set it afire

in a soul-consuming explosion--

our attempts at cooling 

turning it once again

to ice. 

April: National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month and Poets.org has 30 ways to celebrate!

Write a poem on your sidewalk with chalk, .listen to an audio poem during your commute or go to a poetry reading.

One of the most intriguing suggestions is to write a favorite poem on a piece of paper, carry it on your pocket and share it with your friends.

Poetry is accessible to everyone.  Long or short, rhyming or free verse, it is something that can be enjoyed and treasured like a well brewed cup of tea.