Written for tonight’s Quadrille prompt at dVerse. A Quadrille is a 44 word (not including title) poem that must contain the prompt word, which tonight is wine.
Seasons they come, and seasons they go There’s no need to shed tears for summer She’ll come come back again, when the flower moon glow And we’ll dance to magic midsummer
It’s springtime again It’s springtime again The green man has brought it back to us Trees budding again Grass growing again Time to plant seeds and be joyous
Seasons they go, and come back again Though we might forget during winter But soon there once more be sun in the glen And we’ll fill the forest with laughter
It’s springtime again It’s springtime again The green man has brought it back to us Trees budding again Grass growing again Time to plant seeds and be joyous
For some reason after reading up on the Green Man I started to think about folk songs and ballads. And one in particular started playing in my head – In folk song tone (I Folkviseton) by Nils Ferlin, a poet who I sang long before I read. It’s a well known love song.
So, I ended up writing a poem that is set to the same tune as Ferlin’s poem. And then making an acapella recording of it. :-)
I’ve had similar ideas befor, but this is the first time I actually managed to pull it together. Which makes me very happy and proud indeed. Maybe someday I will actually reach that elusive song writer place. To see all art and read all poetry for today go to The Wombwell Rainbow.
John Law
“Am 68. Live in Mexborough. Retired teacher. Artist; musician; poet. Recently included in ‘Viral Verses’ poetry volume. Married. 2 kids; 3 grandkids.”