Drops of Rainbow


spring drinks from rainbows
but there is no fairy tale
if the river drowns

every new bloom
counts the seconds ‘til thunder
gardens hold their breath


©Susie Clevenger

Real Toads ~ Season Your Poetry

Comments

Sherry Blue Sky said…
I love no fairy tale if the river drowns........and the garden holding its breath.
February 23, 2019 at 9:46 PM
Carrie Van Horn said…
This is deep and lovely Susie. Certainly nature holds no fairy tales. The idea of gardens holding their breath is stunning!
February 23, 2019 at 11:04 PM
Kerry O'Connor said…
You always infuse a touch of darkness even into poems whose themes tend towards the optimistic. I love that about your pieces, being a cynic myself.
February 24, 2019 at 3:57 AM
Magaly Guerrero said…
Nature can't exist (at least not in a good way) without balance. I hope the river doesn't engulf everything. I hope thunder controls its rage.
February 24, 2019 at 8:39 AM
brudberg said…
I love the last haiku... it reminds me of how many times the early blooms are taken by frost.

There is real fear in the early spring.
February 24, 2019 at 10:22 AM
Margaret said…
ohh - what an awesome vibe you've infused into spring and HOW TRUE!
February 24, 2019 at 12:01 PM
Vivian Zems said…
I love the call to reality. May the rivers never drown, Susie. And Happy Birthday!!
February 24, 2019 at 2:44 PM
Jim said…
This is a fun Haiku pair, Susie.
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February 24, 2019 at 10:32 PM
Kim M. Russell said…
I love the pairing of these haiku, Susie, especially the dark tinge of the drowning river and gardens holding their breath.
February 25, 2019 at 1:10 AM
Rosemary Nissen-Wade said…
Well said! We are very familiar here with that kind of weather.
February 26, 2019 at 2:29 PM
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