It’s Poetry Friday! It’s Spring! And the roundup is here!
I’m very happy to be hosting today. In honor of the start of spring, I’m bringing you a few of my favorite spring poems. One of the first poets whose work I became acquainted with was E.E. Cummings way back when I was in college. I read and sometimes memorized many of his poems. This one stayed with me, and every year as a teacher I read it with students.
in Just-
by E. E. Cummings
in Just-
spring when the world is mud-
luscious the little
lame balloonman
whistles far and wee
You can read the rest here.
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Here’s another favorite Spring poem from poet Billy Collins.
Today
by Billy Collins
If ever there were a spring day so perfect,
so uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze
that it made you want to throw
open all the windows in the house
and unlatch the door to the canary’s cage,
indeed, rip the little door from its jamb,
You can enjoy the rest here. That first line always gets me.
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Last week Molly Hogan posted about writing Wordle poems, so I decided to give it a try. I usually choose from a handful of starter words, but one day last week I went rogue and used “tulip” to start. From there I went to “stamp” which just so happened to be the solution. Wordle in 2! I celebrated with a poem.
Almost Spring
In the grocery store,
bouquets of tulips
beckon shoppers
who only stopped in
for milk, or eggs,
or that night’s dinner.
An impulse buy
designed to grace the table
where the rotisserie chicken
will be carved into portions,
they stamp approval
in purple, pink, and yellow –
let spring begin!
Draft, RoseCappelli2025
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I stamp your poem with approval. I haven’t gotten a wordle poem yet, but I’ll keep trying. I do love a bouquet of tulips from the grocery store!
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Thanks, Margaret. I think I’ll buy a bunch today.
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Love all the poems!! Such a happy welcome to spring. Cummings is my all time fave poet, so was happy to see his iconic poem start things off. Your stamp of approval made me smile — now I want some tulips. 🙂 Thanks for hosting this week!!
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Thanks, Jama.
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Ah, Rose! Each of these poems gives such a distinct and lovely impression of spring. Happy Spring Equinox, and thank you so much for hosting. There is hope in the flowers that return again and again from under mounds of snow.
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Thanks! I just noticed some crocuses this morning.
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Rose, I love the springiness of your post! 🙂 And now I want some tulips on the kitchen table.
I shared a favorite spring poem this week too. Thanks so much for hosting!
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Thanks, Karen
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Sweet poem, Rose! Thank you for hosting!
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Oh! I love all of these spring poems!! I love that “when the world is mud.”
I’m going to have to try a Wordle poem. But I think I’ll need to switch up my regular starting word. 🙂
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Your “Almost Spring” poem made me want to go out and buy some tulips. I love the way it brought a bit of spring into my heart. Thank you for hosting!
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Thanks!
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Fabulous spring poems! I’ve been so ready…let’s go warm rains and budding trees.
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Snow is finally melting here in NH, so your post was a welcome sight – love that spring has arrived! Thanks for sharing all three poems, and for hosting, Rose.
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Thanks, Matt.
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Lovely poem Rose, and lovey post from top to bottom, thanks for so many smiles! 😊 🌸 🦋 I love the E. E. Cummings poem too! Thanks for hosting!
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What a joyous way to celebrate the beginning of Spring, Rose – thank you for the always-fresh classics and for your own lovely take! And thanks for hosting. Now I’m craving tulips, too. (I didn’t get a post up this week with a crazy busy schedule, but I left a signpost.) ;0)
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Beautiful. Tulips bring so much cheer to a room, a corner of a grocery store or any poem. Yes to purple stamps of approval. Yes to some spring tulips with my dinner—please and thank you!
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I see your delightful Wordle-in-Two poem and raise it with three Wordle-imericks, which celebrate (mostly) times when I get the solution in FIVE. 🙂
Thanks for hosting us, hooray for tulips on the table (I’ve got some, too!), huzzah for spring!
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Wordle limericks! Yay!
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Time for spring poems already? Hard to believe the winter is over. Thanks for the reminder and thanks for hosting!
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Rose, thank you for adding to the canon of spring poems. Let spring begin, indeed! Isn’t mud-luscious one of the best words ever?! xo
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When tulips appear in the grocery store, spring can’t be far behind! I can never resist a colorful bunch for the dining room table. Thanks for the refreshing springtime poems, and thanks for hosting!
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Thanks for hosting, and for sharing all your Spring poem treasures. I love your Wordle poem!
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Rose, Thank you for hosting. Your Wordle poem with the Tulips is joyful and creative! It’s a form I’ll have to try this coming month! I also like the Billy Collins poem which I went to read in full – that little touch of humor he uses always gets me! Love ripping the canary cage door off it’s jam! Have a great week!
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Wordle in 2–woohoo! And lovely poem. Randy and I are going to friends’ for dinner tomorrow night, and we’ve got a spring bouquet on the shopping list to bring with us :>)
I’ve never been a cummings fan, but years ago, when I wrote a fall poem using his spring poem as a prompt, I gained a new appreciation for cummings. And that Billy Collins poem–love the violence and spring combo. Makes me laugh about its exuberance.
Thanks for hosting, Rose!
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Thanks for hosting, with this little splash of spring, Rose. We’re well into autumn here – but it still feels like summer!
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I love Spring, but Autumn is still my favorite! Enjoy.
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