Sep 22, 2017

Flowers of Spring: Anacreontic Verse

Flowers of spring
dangle in the wind
spreading happiness
all around
misty morning
greets the hills
ensconcing spirits
in its shawl
fragrant wind
sprawls over
refreshing
mind, heart and body.
A happy heart
glides
among clouds
singing songs.
Country songs
fly with birds
a paradise
of nature
on heaven and earth.

Anacreontic verse is an Ancient Greek lyrical form, consisting of 20- to 30-line poems with three to five syllables per line.



10 comments:

Launna said...

Vandana, it is wonderful to see you back... a beautiful poem as always... such lovely words..I really like that line about flying with birds a paradise of nature xox

Mary said...

What a beautiful form and optimistic poem!

Nilanjana Bose said...

Beautiful! And you've expanded my knowledge of verse forms, wasn't aware of this one. Thanks.

Best,
Nilanjana
Madly-in-Verse

Wendy Bourke said...

Lovely form to this piece. "A happy heart
glides among clouds singing songs" - what a joyful line of poetry.

Gillena Cox said...

I will try this form, Luv your flirtatious, happy poem Vandana

much love...

brudberg said...

A poem that made me happy and hopeful to read... I cannot write like that at all...

Rosemary Nissen-Wade said...

Obviously a lovely place to be!

Marian said...

So pretty!

Jim said...

Nice and very peaceful, Vandana. Makes me want to come there, I love to see the fog in the distance like your picture has.
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Donna@LivingFromHappiness said...

Oh my this is wonderful...love the form and how you created a lovely picture of flowers in spring.