Blossom burst

For the Secret Keeper’s weekly writing prompt. This week’s words are:

SPARK | TOUCH | TWIST | HEALTH | REST

Photo©Eviatar Bach

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The spark that touched the bud

made the flower burst,

a caught cascade of petals

that pour from boughs still bare,

black as winter, shiny ’neath the rain.

Rest a while, and let sap rise,

a fountain of goodness,

and tardy leaves unfurl

to curl about the blown blooms

before march winds scatter,

rain patter,

mud spatter,

the first spring glory.

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merrildsmith says:

February 27, 2017 at 8:59 pm

I like the rhythm and rhyme of the last few lines that sound just like spring rain.

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1. Jane Dougherty says:
  
  February 27, 2017 at 10:16 pm
  
  Thanks Merril. It’s what we’re getting today.
  
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  1. merrildsmith says:
    
    February 27, 2017 at 10:51 pm
    
    Gentle spring rains are nice, especially when they end and you smell flowers. 🙂
  2. Jane Dougherty says:
    
    February 27, 2017 at 10:54 pm
    
    There’s not much out that smells yet, but I’m pleased to have a bit of rain as the chore of watering the plants has already begun.
rivrvlogr says:

February 27, 2017 at 10:42 pm

Full of life, as spring should be.

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1. Jane Dougherty says:
  
  February 27, 2017 at 10:45 pm
  
  Thanks Ken 🙂
  
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Prajakta says:

March 1, 2017 at 11:04 am

This is so beautiful… Spring indeed, is here 🙂

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1. Jane Dougherty says:
  
  March 1, 2017 at 11:38 am
  
  Thank you! For the meteorologists, today is the first day of spring though you wouldn’t think so. It’s drizzly, grey and chilly.
  
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