farewell, white lion; we hear spring’s love call,
lone turtledove coos like sentinel in orchard;
schoolgirl swings carefree from supple branch as
she and tree both bud-burst into double smiles.
sun’s gaze reflects golden dawn on water and
we breathe in heady floral of narcissus blooms;
drink goblet of lemon beauty offered by daffodils,
open beautiful eyes to every greening possibility!
Merril hosts dVerse poetics incorporating names of daffodil varieties (in italic) and a painting by Alfred Sisley (1881) entitled, “Orchard in Spring”.
a poem in my pocket 
Mar 23, 2024 @ 18:51:25
Absolutely gorgeous, Lynn. I love the white lion, and ’a goblet of lemon beauty’.
Mar 24, 2024 @ 21:10:45
Thank you, Sara, for your lovely comment!
Mar 13, 2024 @ 18:35:16
You’ve captured a moment and elevated it. So good.
Mar 15, 2024 @ 16:47:11
Thanks for stopping by the orchard to read 🙂
Mar 15, 2024 @ 21:05:39
💜 A pleasure.
Mar 13, 2024 @ 15:05:41
“Heady Florals”, yes .. yes .. yes! A lovely poem and great use of more than three of those words!!!
Mar 15, 2024 @ 16:49:34
Thank you so much, Helen! I read and appreciate your poetry (when linked to dVerse)…just isn’t easy for me to add comments on your site.
Mar 13, 2024 @ 10:36:14
Love the white lion allusion to winter
Mar 13, 2024 @ 11:44:53
Thank you, Jane!
Mar 13, 2024 @ 08:01:41
A lovely poem, Lynn, full of deep nostalgia. I love this line…
schoolgirl swings carefree from supple branch as
she and tree both bud-burst into double smiles
Mar 13, 2024 @ 11:44:38
Thank you, Dwight…the painting inspired that line, which i love too 🙂
Mar 13, 2024 @ 13:21:40
You are welcome, Lynn.
Mar 13, 2024 @ 05:39:56
Beautiful, Lynn! I especially like the lines and the vision created in my head by the lines:
“schoolgirl swings carefree from supple branch as
she and tree both bud-burst into double smiles.”
Mar 13, 2024 @ 11:42:46
Glad you picked out those lines, Merril 🙂
Mar 13, 2024 @ 12:05:24
You’re welcome, Lynn!
Mar 13, 2024 @ 04:42:16
So lovely, and what not to love by spring in an orchard
Mar 13, 2024 @ 11:41:59
Definitely…thanks, Bjorn.
Mar 13, 2024 @ 04:32:03
I enjoyed your romantic host of daffodils, Lynn, and the schoolgirl swinging carefree from a supple branch made me burst into a double smile!
Mar 13, 2024 @ 11:41:15
😀
Mar 12, 2024 @ 20:55:54
Splendid weave of all the daffodils! I especially like these lines:
“schoolgirl swings carefree from supple branch as
she and tree both bud-burst into double smiles.”
Mar 13, 2024 @ 11:40:54
Glad you liked those lines, Melissa…thanks!
Mar 12, 2024 @ 16:36:05
Your farewell traveled in a beautiful joyful season.
Happy you dropped by my blog
much♡love
Mar 12, 2024 @ 18:44:32
My pleasure, Gillena 🙂
Mar 12, 2024 @ 16:29:32
That’s so lovely! I like how you used the white lion as winter, I never thought of that. Nice!
Mar 12, 2024 @ 16:33:47
Thanks for stopping by to read and comment, Lisa…glad you like it!