The cold air lingers,
The snow still flies,
Winter will not release its grasp.
Where are you Spring?
The snow still flies,
A whisper of hope from my vase of tulips,
Where are you Spring?
I’m ready now.
A whisper of hope from my vase of tulips,
I long to see the grass turn green, the buds on trees,
I’m ready now,
Spring, oh Spring!
I long to see the grass turn green, the buds on trees,
But the cold air lingers.
Spring, oh Spring,
Winter will not release its grasp.
Unrelenting snow is right!
After 80 degree temps over the weekend we are back in the 40s. Enough already. Love this poem format. I would use it with my students every year.
Due to many requests, I will explain the pantoum poem here! It is a form of poetry where the lines repeat. Here’s what you need to know… Each stanza is four lines long. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza become lines 1 and 3 in the next. Sounds complicated but these poems really do seem to write themselves. Follow this structure below for a four stanza poem:
1
2
3
4
2
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
1
8
3
Your poem certainly captures our hope and desire for spring! Thank you for sharing.