Comment from GracieAnn

Excellent

seken, this has a lilting rhyme scheme and skips through with an enthusiastic meter. Nice visages of Spring. Only one minor typo in TIny wrens. The I is capitalized and may have been hard to see with the type of font you used. Nicely penned. :0 GracieAnn

 Comment Written 29-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Nov-2014

Thank you.
I appreciate your thoughtful and supportive review.
Your typo detection is appreciated. Lol.
:-) Shirley

Comment from Sankey

Excellent

Great poem thanks. Wish the ants would keep to their mounds they drive us nuts in the house grrr! Well done loveoy picture and layout.
One little tiny typo...TIny wrens

 Comment Written 29-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Nov-2014

Thank you.
I appreciate your time and review.
:-)

Comment from Treischel

Exceptional

A fabulous poetic portrait of all things spring laid out in excellent aabb rhymes verse that sings the season's delight in a lively iambic tetrameter.

 Comment Written 29-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Nov-2014

Thank you,
I really appreciate your time and the exceptional six star review that you gave my work.
This means a lot and I will cherish it.
:-) Shirley

Comment from krys123

Excellent

Shirley;
What a very colorful and truly imaginative visa writing that is truly inventive and ingeniously creative.
The structure of your context is well achieved by your rhyming, rhythm which entails your tempo and meter which are all done very well. The rhyming is neither forced nor labored and helped even with your rhythmic flow which seems to flow smoothly throughout your writing. You use of metaphors and allegorical and emblematic imagery was both descriptive as well as exquisitely expressive: "Some baby birds out on the legs, are flapping wings before they fledge.(I believe this word is out of context)
Thank you for sharing and posting this for everyone to read and may the good Lord be with you always my friend.
Alex
PS: I like the photograph of the picture you used to represents your poem is quite effective and well taken.

 Comment Written 28-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Oct-2014

Thank you Alex.
I appreciate your review and thoughtful comments.
I disagree that the word "fledge" is used out of context. To fledge means " to
acquire the flight feathers necessary for flight." Hence when young fly for the first time they are called fledglings. Before they first fly young birds practise fapping their wings in preparation for flight when the flight feathers have grown.
Hence they fledge.
:) Shirley.

reply by krys123 on 28-Oct-2014

You are so sincerely welcome my friend.
I agree and the word fledgling and I can see where you determined it was fledge.
Peace and love to you always
Alex

Comment from Jacqueline M Franklin

Excellent

Hi, Shirley,

Nice spring imagery in this.

Here in the states we're going into winter -- except where we live in the desert. We still have the a/c going full blast! It is cool enough that we dont' get into the pool. We've gone from triple digits to the 90's. Cools down much more in the evening now.

Enjoy you nice spring weather.

~~ Typo
[TI](Ti)ny wrens eat seed from grasses

Cheers & Blessings
Keep Smilin'.... Jax (*.*)

 Comment Written 27-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Oct-2014

Thanks Jax, I appreciate your thoughtful review and keen eye for typos.
I will fix that.
Spring this year is dry, dusty and unseasonally hot. We need soaking rain... and soon.
:) Shirley

Comment from risktaker

Excellent

I love the imagery and the font color. It depicts the pink color of roses. Spring is a time of renewal and is a reflection of God giving us a chance to renew our mind and change our actions to be more loving daily no matter our past attitude. Practicing love is always an uplifting activity.

 Comment Written 27-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Oct-2014

Thank you for your generous review and sharing your thoughts.
I appreciate it.

reply by risktaker on 28-Oct-2014

ok

Comment from adewpearl

Excellent

solid rhyming couplets
good alliteration in phrases like bees and butterflies and baby birds
excellent specific references to plantlife and creatures we all associate with the beauty and life of springtime
I like the pretty visuals and celebratory tone
Brooke

 Comment Written 27-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Oct-2014

Thank you Brooke.
Spring is magical and manages to surprise and enthrall me every year.
Definitely my favourite season.
I ap Po r ed ciate your thoughtful review.
:) Shirley

Comment from sweetwoodjax

Excellent

this is beautiful, seken, you have presented excellent imagery about the Master Artist that paints the landscape of spring with His hands. I enjoyed reading this and love the last stanza the best.

 Comment Written 27-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Oct-2014

Thank you for appreciating and understanding my acknowlegment of God as creator and master painter of the Earth.
I am so glad that you enjoyed it.
Thanky you for a lovely review.
:) Shirley

Comment from Jeanie Mercer

Excellent

This is a lovely poem, giving glory to the springtime for bringing joy to your heart. You use good concrete imagery of sights and sounds. Best regards, Jeanie Mercer

 Comment Written 27-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Oct-2014

Thank you for a lovely and thoughtful review.
I really appreciate it.

Comment from zanya

Excellent

Here in the Northern Hemisphere Nature is closing Her curtains and bedding down for the Winter sleep - but when Winter comes can Spring be far behind ? - Can't wait for Spring ..and this poem whets the appetite for those spring days ..

 Comment Written 27-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Oct-2014

Thank you so much for a lovely review.
Down here in the Southern Hemisphere nature has gone a little crazy.
We have drought and intense heat with no respite in sight for some time.
Even here on the east coast of Australia the weather is unforgiving
The beauty of spring is made so much more special.