Monday, March 13, 2017

Inexorable


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Inexorable

“Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature’s
inexorable imperative.”--H.G. Wells.

Deep
into the Yukon,
within
the northern-most 
forests,

in every
snow-choked
canyon,
burrow & cave,

beneath
crag & evergreen
spires,

Spring
is stabbing
into the icy
heart of winter--

and all
the spawn
of gestation
ready

themselves,
eager
to blossom
and be

born.


Glenn Buttkus

Posted over at dVerse Poets Pub
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22 comments:

  1. Frank HubenyMarch 13, 2017 at 12:00 PM

    I liked the idea of stabbing winter's icy heart or warming it enough so that it melts.

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  2. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comMarch 13, 2017 at 12:14 PM

    Stab away ---- into that icy winter! We are ready for spring --- but alas, a blizzard is coming our way tomorrow --- winter's AHA!

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  3. tonispencerMarch 13, 2017 at 12:18 PM

    I love this poem Glenn. It says so much..the stabbing of winter's heart, the want to be...wonderful quadrille.

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  4. brudbergMarch 13, 2017 at 12:25 PM

    This is the right time for the spring to bloom... a lovely poem, with of course the stabbing is so powerful

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  5. XeniaMarch 13, 2017 at 12:30 PM


    Winter is slow to leave below the crags here and I love the powerful image 'Spring
    is stabbing into the icy heart of winter' evokes :o)

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  6. De JacksonMarch 13, 2017 at 12:31 PM

    Glenn, this well-crafted line is perfection:
    "Spring
    is stabbing
    into the icy
    heart of winter--"

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  7. Marina SofiaMarch 13, 2017 at 12:34 PM

    Unusual and very striking imagery of spring stabbing into the icy heart of winter... like it a lot!

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  8. indybevMarch 13, 2017 at 1:02 PM

    I agree with all of the above. This is a masterfully-worded salute to Spring, Glenn. Thank you!

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  9. ThotpurgeMarch 13, 2017 at 1:13 PM

    Makes me want to be there..in the last of the ice... it's a boiling 35c here!

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  10. Sanaa RizviMarch 13, 2017 at 1:28 PM

    Gorgeous!!❤️I adore this; "Spring is stabbing into the icy heart of winter."❤️

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  11. paul mortimerMarch 13, 2017 at 1:55 PM

    Great poem Glenn and also love the 'spring stabbing' line. Very powerful image.

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  12. GraceMarch 13, 2017 at 2:28 PM

    I can't wait for spring to stab that ciy heart of winter Glenn ~ Can't wait for the blooming to finally arrive ~

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  13. lynn__March 13, 2017 at 2:37 PM

    Only you, Glenn, could picture spring stabbing into the icy heart of winter...excellent!

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  14. Jane DoughertyMarch 13, 2017 at 2:57 PM

    And April is the cruelest month...

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  15. Kim M. RussellMarch 13, 2017 at 3:04 PM

    Inexorable is an underused word, one I'd like to read more often. Your Quadrille is very apt considering the comments I've read this evening - most people seem to have snow! So yes, keep stabbing that icy heart of winter, Spring!

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  16. WolfsrosebudMarch 13, 2017 at 4:03 PM

    I like how this got us closer and closer to the main event. Nice job.

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  17. Victoria Ceretto-SlottoMarch 13, 2017 at 4:07 PM

    Such perfect descriptions and the crescendo of the poem so well expresses the nature of spring.

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  18. TruedessaMarch 13, 2017 at 7:21 PM

    I wish spring would come and chase this blizzard that will roll in tomorrow. I always enjoy reading your words ;)

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  19. AnonymousMarch 14, 2017 at 9:59 AM

    Like many I found the stabbing of winter by spring to be a wondrous image...the whole piece relly flowed beautifully for me...spectacular sir.

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  20. CedarwindMarch 14, 2017 at 4:46 PM

    'Spring is stabbing into the icy heart of winter' is a powerful line. I like the way the poem zooms into the Yukon.

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  21. Katie Mia FrederickMarch 15, 2017 at 9:20 PM

    sMiLes..
    Glenn..
    as the
    EPA
    is more
    and less
    Decimated
    by ignoRance
    and little men
    who wear golden
    hAirs with Nature Deficit
    Disorder all too fair.. i muSt
    DancE and SinG.. the challenge
    noW is to adapt
    less
    in Golden
    Towers and
    FloWer more
    Than piLLs of soUr..;)

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  22. ZQMarch 17, 2017 at 12:46 PM

    Excellent!
    ZQ

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