Spring Hath Sprung

[UnderAlienControl]

Robert Frost (1874–1963). A Boy’s Will. 1915. 10. A Prayer in Spring

OH, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day;
And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year.

Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,
Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night;
And make us happy in the happy bees,
The swarm dilating round the perfect trees.

And make us happy in the darting bird
That suddenly above the bees is heard,
The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill,
And off a blossom in mid air stands still.

For this is love and nothing else is love,
The which it is reserved for God above
To sanctify to what far ends He will,
But which it only needs that we fulfil.

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[Orwell's mentor]

This quote always reminded me of spring:

To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

[Vytas]

 

[grateful servant]

 

[DesertRose]

lovely thread @UnderAlienControl we should keep this going.

 

[DesertRose]

Spring's Gift (A poem about Prophet Muhammad)
by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

I envy the sand that met his feet
I'm jealous of honey he tasted sweet

Of birds that hovered above his head
Of spiders who spun their sacred web

To save him from his enemies
I envy clouds formed from the seas

That gave him cover from the heat
Of a sun whose light could not compete

With his, whose face did shine so bright
That all was clear in pitch-black night

I envy sightless trees that gazed
Upon his form completely dazed

Not knowing if the sun had rose
Or if the sky was one with those

Who knelt, who prayed, and fasted too
Simply because he told them to

With truth and kindness, charity
From God who gave such clarity

His mercy comes in one He sent
To mold our hearts more heaven bent

I envy all there at his side
Who watched the turning of the tide

As truth prevailed and falsehood fled
And hope restored life to the dead

And men and women found their place
With aspirations for God's Face

I envy the cup that gave him drink
His thoughts that helped us all to think

To be one thought that passed his mind
Inspiring him to act so kind

For me this world is not one jot
If I could simple be a thought

From him to God throughout the ages
As revelation came in stages

I pity all who think it odd
To hear him say there is one God

Or he was sent by God to men
To hone their spirits' acumen

It's pride that blinds us from the sight
That helps good men to see his light

He taught us all to be God's slaves
And he will be the one who saves

Humanity from sinful pride
Muhammad has God on his side

So on this day be blessed and sing
For he was born to grace our Spring

With lilies, flowers, life's rebirth
In a dome of green like his on earth.

 

[DesertRose]

An April Day
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

When the warm sun, that brings
Seed-time and harvest, has returned again,
'T is sweet to visit the still wood, where springs
The first flower of the plain.

I love the season well,
When forest glades are teeming with bright forms,
Nor dark and many-folded clouds foretell
The coming-on of storms.

From the earth's loosened mould
The sapling draws its sustenance, and thrives;
Though stricken to the heart with winter's cold,
The drooping tree revives.

The softly-warbled song
Comes from the pleasant woods, and colored wings
Glance quick in the bright sun, that moves along
The forest openings.

When the bright sunset fills
The silver woods with light, the green slope throws
Its shadows in the hollows of the hills,
And wide the upland glows.

And when the eve is born,
In the blue lake the sky, o'er-reaching far,
Is hollowed out and the moon dips her horn,
And twinkles many a star.

Inverted in the tide
Stand the gray rocks, and trembling shadows throw,
And the fair trees look over, side by side,
And see themselves below.

Sweet April! many a thought
Is wedded unto thee, as hearts are wed;
Nor shall they fail, till, to its autumn brought,
Life's golden fruit is shed.

 

[yannick]

Spring has sprung
The spring sprung
What a funny choice of words
How wise the wisdom in words

 

[Orwell's mentor]

I think this deserves a bump. Considering my neck of the woods is still experiencing single-digit temperatures in May, I can experience spring vicariously through this thread.

 

[Lisa]

I think this deserves a bump. Considering my neck of the woods is still experiencing single-digit temperatures in May, I can experience spring vicariously through this thread.

I agree, this deserves a bump! I’ve been out gardening all morning...the temperature is in the 60’s and sunny, hope some of that comes your way @Orwell's mentor!

 

[grateful servant]

So since about mid-end of march we've had (in order - some are done, some still blooming).

And now some

 

[DesertRose]

@grateful servant Thank you sis lovely pics, cherry blossoms (sakura trees) are my favorite. (BarakAllah fiiki.)

 

[polymoog]

".... the only little ring time."

 

[Hooligan69]

“Every man and every living creature has a sacred right to the gladness of springtime.”

― Leo Tolstoy

 

[Lurker]

I think this deserves a bump. Considering my neck of the woods is still experiencing single-digit temperatures in May, I can experience spring vicariously through this thread.

Sorry I'm late. It's already hitting low 90s in my area. You can fast forward to summer if you like

 

[Dalit]

Sorry I'm late. It's already hitting low 90s in my area. You can fast forward to summer if you like

Same here. It goes from hot, very hot, not so hot but still warm, to a brief snow that everyone freaks out about, then hot again. And sometimes this all happens within the same week!

 

[Lisa]

 

[Lisa]

 

[Orwell's mentor]

 

[Orwell's mentor]

Melt, snowbanks, melt! I so want to see this in a couple of weeks: