Monday, March 11, 2019

Equinoctial Gales




Painting by David Hockney


Equinoctial Gales

The arrival of Spring cannot be communicated in
one painting.”--David Hockney.

The very air is spiked with auditory delights--a
saxophone bleating alto from someone’s attic,
a phalanx of snow geese piercing the clouds,
and a piper cub dodging their feathered “V”.

The mud-daubing wasps
are making nests in our eaves;
Spring has trumpeted.



Glenn Buttkus

Quadrille

Posted over at dVerse Poets Pub Q44

24 comments:

De Jackson said...

Oh, Glenn. There is so much to love here. I can see that broken sky V.
Amazing.

tonispencer said...

What a wonderful tribute to spring this is. The daubers are building under our eaves as well. It is still freezing cold but daffodils are blooming. Sound the trumpet!

brudberg said...

That saxophone from up above really add so much to the symphony of spring... the mud dauber wasps was new to me... don't think we have them

sarah said...

Spring trumpets on a golden daffodil! I like this piece of fresh awakening.

Kim M. Russell said...

The Hockney painting is so bright and spring-like, I don’t think I can agree with him – and your quadrille has the same qualities, Glenn. I love the saxophone, the snow geese and the trumpeting of spring.

indybev said...

I hope that plane escapes the snow geese … or vice versa, and let's hope Spring is all that's trumpeted. Heaven knows we're all disgusted with the trumpeting coming from Washington!

Revived Writer said...

I like this, and the painting, too!

Linda Lee Lyberg said...

What a fresh spring like piece!

robkistner said...

Glenn, wow dude! This is a festival of sounds and images. Helluva write man. Brief in its 44 words, but none wasted, and wonderfully positive - potent as 16-year-old with a crush! I love this. For me, one of my favorites from you.

Grace said...

Yes and its about time. Love the auditory delights of spring specially the wasps making nests.

Sanaa Rizvi said...

Oh gosh! This is as gorgeous as the arrival of Spring itself!!❤️

L. Stevens said...

All the sights and sounds of spring, well done!

Frank J. Tassone said...

A feast of auditory images of Spring, all in a splendid haibun! Bravo!

Jade Li said...

abuzz with sound and movement, very lively read

Ken Gierke said...

"trumpeted" is a nice pairing with the saxophone.

qbit said...

Great Haibun. The Haiku is excellent, and great how it brings back in the geese.

Unknown said...

Except for the wasps, lovely.

Mary Hood said...

I love this. Spring is so many things! Not all we look forward to.

Frank Hubeny said...

Nice description: "a phalanx of snow geese piercing the clouds"

Candy said...

love your signs of Spring

Merril D. Smith said...

What a delight this is--sounds and images so vivid. The sound of spring.

AnotherFearlessYear.net said...

I love spring and I love your description of the oncoming spring. And the alto saxophone is one of my favorite instruments.

Misky said...

Hurrah for trumpeting spring. A cheery write that made to smile.

Pat R said...

Beautiful!!