Good Friday

Mar 21, 2008 at 11:05 AM
13 comments

I woke this morning morning's mistress
     In gentle wonder spring addressed
            Spring in glory, spring a-gallop—
                  O sing of spring and live and dance!

The trees move with us and the greening
       Ever rolling hills come calling
               High there, beyond beyond the earthy red—
                         Ecstasy! We swing out, we surrender
               As a cloud's puff smooths out and over: light and free
   We cannot grasp it. My heart and head try to hold it--
The hiding thriving mystery!

Sage verbage and cerebral art, pride, act, and pomp, here
Break! And the breath that emanates from spring then, infinitely
Lovelier and more vigorous, more airy than contained.

No doubt about it: sheer air we breathe the breath of
Spring, and orange-pink twinkles in the grass
Grow, shore themselves, and burst gold-vermillion.

Joan Mitchell

Painting by Joan Mitchell

13 comments

Tags:

This also appears in:

Comments

invigorating stuff renee - loved all but two words this time clever clogs

Are you saying that you think I should change the title--maybe to Pagan Friday? I sort of like that actually.

Have a Good Friday and a Blessed Easter! :)

in short - no - 3rd line a-galloping 4th line O

I like those words! Ah well, you can't win them all I guess. Thank you for your close reading though.

Renee- this is beautiful stuff. And the painting? is that yours, too? It literally took my breath away...

Renee replied to Patricia Volonakis Davis’ comment:
Mar 21, 2008
Reply

I wish the painting was mine! If I could do that I would really be onto something. The painting is by an abstract expressionist named Joan Mitchell, who was an American painter who immigrated to France at the end of her life. Joan Mitchell was also a friend of the poet Frank O'Hara, who is one of my favorite poets in the whole world.

[this is good]

I love this. You are incredibly talented, Renee!

Thank you, Lightchaser. I look forward to checking out your Vox soon!

Patricia Volonakis Davis replied to Renee’s comment:
Mar 22, 2008
Reply

Okay, thank you for the clarification. It's good to know. But don't sell yourself short - your poetry is brilliant. And I have to say, you will in turn enjoy Lightchaser's VOX blog. It's a treat!