An Emily Dickinson-like Moment, a la Taz

My friend Jim, affectionately known as Taz by me, wrote a blog today in which he described the awesome wonder of Nature shaking herself.  I was inspired by his words, and the picture they created, and with his permission, I have used words from his blog to write an Emily Dickinson-like poem, in honor of the occasion, and of his own appreciation for the glories of the natural world.  To read his blog, please go here --->I Heard Spring Arrive.

The picture is one I took last December during the devastating ice storms in New York.

I hope you enjoy this collaborative poem, by Jim and me!

"I HEARD SPRING ARRIVE"

Yesterday,
I heard spring arrive.
Crash!
Crush!
Crumble!
The roar went on.
The ice was gone!
The entire sheet
disintegrated,
fell into the ditch.

Ice frame clinging
to mud, and brush, and trees
perfectly,
like the sill on a window.
I watched
and listened,
as this too slowly
gave up its grip,
falling
to the waters below.

Yesterday,
I heard spring arrive,
and it was awesome!

Jim Kay and Teri K D Bannerman © 2009