Spring has arrived!
the view from glade to glade
through woods, is no more.
The Spring Thickens [Haiku]
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Spring has arrived!
the view from glade to glade
through woods, is no more.
the leaves that hang
out over the river are
Early Spring green.
spring rains green
the fort's horizonal and
its vertical.
the soil is soggy
from persistent spring rains,
but, in sun, greens glow.
the rice fields
are at their most verdant;
scent of rain.
early summer:
birds trudge through green paddies
that they usually prowl.
one pink-laden tree
stands amid a wall
of spring greenery.
in sandstone canyons,
shrubs grow thick & green;
no signs of day life.
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark Satanic Mills?
Bring me my Bow of burning gold:
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me Chariot of fire.
I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant Land.