d’Verse Meeting the Bar – Golden Shovel
“For one thing there is no snow”
Billy Collins Report from the Subtropics
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I must thank the neighbors for
planting that tree, just one
that in the spring is a thing
most glorious a sign of hope there
among the evergreens it is
blooming white and shouts “no
longer are we bound by snow”
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Ohhhhh. A blooming white tree shouting. YES. Love this, Candy.
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Yes, thank the neighbors! It’s wonderful when a tree blooms in spring and we’re delighted by the sight. Lovely, Candy.
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Candy – we both chose Billy Collins tonight! He has, until recently, taught at Rollins here in Orlando and I have always loved his perspective on living in the sub-tropics. This is really a wonderful poem you have here!
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Thanks. He is one of my favorites.
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I do remember that… I am visiting my mother and her Magnolia is blooming right now.. The sight is something for neighbors to love.
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Hope ‘springs’ eternal!
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😉
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Such a lovely write 😀
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But mother nature has her ways.. my lilac tree and hostas were shredded by a hail storm day before yesterday. Dogwoods, pink or white, are a sight to behold – lovely gratitude poem
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This makes me happy–dogwoods are such a wonderful reminder of spring. Snow still in the mountains here, but we need it so much. Yes, happy.
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Lucky you to have such a gift from your neighbors. Lovely.
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A cause to celebrate for sure, Candy! Great form.
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Love your choice of poem & line — and how your own piece maintains Billy Collins’ conversational humor — even while declaring ‘ no more snow ‘ from a very different place than the subtropics. 🙂
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