It feels like a headstand
to think of spring
now that everything here is
turning yellow and orange
and dropping off
Not that easy to comprehend
things are shooting out
of the ground, turning
green and flowery and
unfolding down south
– Leonard Blumfeld (© 2026)
Written for Friday Writings #246: Light-hearted words for Spring (the prompt originated in the southern hemisphere).
Yes, it does feel strange when people in the other hemisphere are writing about weather just the opposite of what one is experiencing. Nice write; thanks for joining in.
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ReplyDeleteThat's how I feel after reading Rosemary's poem about Irises. I love the headstand description.
ReplyDeleteThere is an inspiring Sanskrit couplet that teaches us to welcome happiness when it arrives and accept sorrow with equal grace. Joy and sorrow continually turn and return, like the spokes of a wheel.
ReplyDeleteIn Sanskrit:
सुखमापतितं सेव्यं दुःखमापतितं तथा।
चक्रवत् परिवर्तन्ते दुःखानि च सुखानि च॥
Transliteration:
Sukham āpatitaṃ sevyaṃ duḥkham āpatitaṃ tathā,
Cakravat parivartante duḥkhāni ca sukhāni ca
Haha ... very nice headstand analogy, from someone on the underside of Rosemary's Spring.
ReplyDeleteExcellent post and photo. Warm greetings from Montreal, Canada ❤️ 😊 🇨🇦 Here it is Autumn 🍂
ReplyDeleteI love your upside-down, right side up take on Rosemary's challenge. CHEERS.
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