Elegy to an Irish Springtime.
Adieu dear Spring, cruel time is nigh,
Your fertile surge complete,
With sorrow we must wave goodbye,
And mourn your slow retreat.
You brought us blooms and verdant trees,
Sweet birdsong everywhere,
Abundant Nature to appease,
With scented woodland air.
Now rest your head, in mortal sleep,
You've earned your slumber well,
You leave this land in verdure deep,
As bluebells chime your knell.
My favoured season I decree,
This poet has lost his muse,
Whilst other jealous seasons three
Are sneering in the pews
The Summer sun won't glare your eyes,
Nor moonlight warm your tomb,
You won't hear lonely banshee cries,
Beneath a ghostly moon.
From deathly pallor so austere,
New life you did bequeath,
Glad fauna sheds a grateful tear,
Wild flora forms a wreath.
Your leafy pyre .. sad Faeries pass,
In solemn discontent,
As dew drops fill your parting glass,
The wind moans your lament.
On Nature's cogs each season turns,
As sure as full moons wane,
When Autumn falls to Winter spurns,
You'll come to life again.
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Posted: Jun 2022
About this poem:
Banshees and Faeries are huge figures in Irish folklore. The Banshee is associated with heralding a person's passing to the spirit world.
Comments (21)
Rob
Kathy
mine is spring almost 4/5 of the year
and some respite of showering rains
and way too much sunshine ....
this is a great poem
thank you for sharing Mick
Spring is such a special time.
Regards Mick.
Regards Mick.
Glad you liked this Nature write.
A peaceful garden is the place to be.
Thank you.
Enjoy your Spring.
from the pen of a master poet
regards!
Thank you.
Take care.
Nature inspires most of my poems.
P.S. My father has sworn for years that he heard a banshee before a loved passed away.