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HYWWP Design Team Member MemberSince: July 14, 2005 10,000 posts

My Spring Garden
Here is my little garden,
Some seeds I'm going to sow.
Here is my rake to rake the ground,
Here is my handy hoe.

Here is the big, round yellow sun;
The sun warms everything.
Here are the rain clouds in the sky;
The birds will start to sing.

Little plants will wake up soon,
And lift their sleepy heads;
Little plants will grow and grow
In their little, warm earth beds.

A Prayer in Spring

by Robert Frost
Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today;
And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year.

Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,
Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night;
And make us happy in the happy bees,
The swarm dilating round the perfect trees.

And make us happy in the darting bird
That suddenly above the bees is heard,
The meteor that thrusts with needle bill,
And off a blossom in mid-air stands still.

For this is love and nothing else is love,
The which it is reserved for God above
To sanctify to what far ends He will,
But which it only needs that we fulfill.

Trees

Trees are the kindest things I know,
They do no harm, they simply grow
And spread a shade for sleepy cows,
And gather birds among their bows.

They give us fruit in leaves above,
And wood to make our houses of,
And leaves to burn on Halloween
And in the Spring new buds of green.

They are first when day's begun
To tough the beams of morning sun,
They are the last to hold the light
When evening changes into night.

And when a moon floats on the sky
They hum a drowsy lullaby
Of sleepy children long ago...
Trees are the kindest things I know.

by Harry Behn

Spring
Robert McCracken

Today is the day when bold kites fly,
When cumulus clouds roar across the sky.
When robins return, when children cheer,
When light rain beckons spring to appear.

Today is the day when daffodils bloom,
Which children pick to fill the room,
Today is the day when grasses green,
When leaves burst forth for spring to be seen.

Cherry Tree Blow-Up
X. J. Kennedy

Our cherry tree
Unfolds whole loads
Of pink-white bloom -
It just explodes.

For three short days
Its petals last.
Oh, what a waste.
But what a blast.

It's Time for Spring
Bobbi Katz

My sweater's tight and itchy.
My snow pants are too small.
Last week I lost a mitten.
I can't find my scarf at all!

My woolen socks have lost their toes.
My boots have lost their tread.
And I have lost the love I had
For words like "skis" and "sled"!

But . . . my fishing rod still fits.
And . . . my baseball bat still hits.
I have a kite that wants to fly.
So . . . winter, call it quits!

Spring
Karla Kuskin

I'm shouting
I'm singing
I'm swinging through trees
I'm winging sky-high
With the buzzing black bees.
I'm the sun
I'm the moon
I'm the dew on the rose.
I'm a rabbit
Whose habit
Is twitching his nose.
I'm lively
I'm lovely
I'm kicking my heels.
I'm crying "Come dance"
To the freshwater eels.
I'm racing through meadows
Without any coat
I'm a gamboling lamb
I'm a light leaping goat
I'm a bud
I'm a bloom
I'm a dove on the wing.
I'm running on rofftops
And welcoming spring!

Mud Puddles & Dandelions
When I look at a patch of dandelions, I see a bunch of weeds that are going to take over my yard.
My kids see flowers for Mom and blowing white fluffs you can wish on.

When I see a old dumping ground, I wish someone would clean it up.
I look at the hollowed out cars, refrigerators, and boxes and then I look away.
My kids see castles, great ships and fun and they want to stay.

When I hear music I love, I know I can't carry a tune and don't have much rhythm so I sit self-consciously and listen.
My kids feel the beat and move to it. They sing out the words. If they don't know them, they make up their own.

When I feel wind on my face, I brace myself against it. I feel it messing up my hair and pulling me back when I walk.
My kids close their eyes, spread their arms and fly with it,
until they fall to the ground laughing.

When I pray, I say thee and thou and grant me this, give me that. My kids say, "Hi God! Thanks for my toys and my friends.
Please keep the bad dreams away tonight.
Sorry, I don't want to go to Heaven yet. I would miss my Mommy and Daddy."

When I see a mud puddle I step around it. I see muddy shoes and dirty carpets.
My kids sit in it. They see dams to build, rivers to cross and worms to play with.

I wonder if we are given kids to teach or to learn from?

No wonder God loves the little children!! Enjoy the little things in life,
for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."

My wish to you - Mud Puddles and Dandelions and
may God bless this day and all days for you.
"Love doesn't make the world go 'round.
Love is what makes the ride worthwhile."

HYWWP Design Team Member MemberSince: July 14, 2005 10,000 posts

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"
--Robin Williams

April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks Go.
--Christopher Morley

Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
--Doug Larson

Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems.
--Rainer Maria Rilke

In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.
--Mark Twain

Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as a sunny spring day.
--W. Earl Hall

[Spring is] when life's alive in everything.
Christina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)

A little Madness in the Spring Is wholesome even for the King.
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)

An optimist is the human personification of spring.
Susan J. Bissonette

Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.
Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)

O, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day!
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "The Two Gentlemen of Verona", Act 1 scene 3

Spring makes its own statement, so loud and clear
that the gardener seems to be only one of the instruments,
not the composer.
- Geoffrey B. Charlesworth

When the April wind wakes the call for the soil, I hold the plough
as my only hold upon the earth, and, as I follow through the fresh
and fragrant furrow, I am planted with every foot-step, growing,
budding, blooming into a spirit of spring.
- Dallas Lore Sharp, 1870-1929

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another.
The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.
- Henry Van Dyke, Fisherman's Luck, 1899

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils.
- William Wordsworth

I think that no matter how old or infirm I may become,
I will always plant a large garden in the spring. Who can
resist the feelings of hope and joy that one gets from
participating in nature's rebirth?
- Edward Giobbi

A Day In May
A Day In the Garden
A Great Day To Fly A Kite
A Green, Growing Garden, A Good Cup Of Tea, A Day Touched By Sunshine, A Warm Memory
A little dirt never hurt
A Meeting Of Mums
A Smile As Sweet As Spring
A Very Buzzy Spring!
Adopt the pace of nature...her secret is patience. - ralph waldo emerson
All The Flowers Of All The Tomorrows Are The Seeds Of Today
All Things Grow With Love
April Showers Bring May Flowers
As Fresh As Springtime
Basketful Of Love
BEE-sy Spring
Better get an umbrella!
Between Winter And Summer, Lies A Beautiful Spring
Birds sing EH, Ding a-ding a-ding
Bloom Where You Are Planted
Butterfly Garden
Butterfly kisses - Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas
Celebrate Spring
Cinco de Mayo
Colors Of Spring
Crazy Daisy
Dandylion Dude
Daughter's Are The Flowers Of Life
Don't Let The Grass Grow Under Your Feet
Earth laughs in flowers (erin) - ralph waldo emerson
Everyone is Twitter Patted - Disney's Bambi
Everything Sprouts In Spring
Everythings coming up roses. - Ethel Merman
First Signs Of Spring
Flower Child
Flower Power
Flowers Bring Smiles
Friends are the flowers of life.
Garden Angels
Garden Bug
Garden Harvest Time
Garden Of Eden
Garden Of Grandchildren
Garden Party
Gardeners know the best dirt.
Gardening Angels
Get Growing
Go Fly A Kite
Gods Most Beautiful Thoughts Bloom Into Children
Green, I See Green Again!
Growing Like A Weed
Growing like a weed ...oh my gosh, it is a weed.
Happy Spring
He/She who plants a garden plants happiness.
Hop Into Spring
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Hurrah For Spring
I fought the lawn and the lawn won.
I Have Spring Fever
I never promised you a rose garden. - Lynn Anderson
I planted some smiles just for you ... so they'd bloom today and the whole year through.
I still play in the dirt!
I went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friends... - Ricky Nelson
If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. - Dolly Parton
I'm closer to God when I'm in my garden.
In A Garden Of Friends... Happiness Grows
In Like A Lion And Out Like A Lamb
In Springtime the only pretty ring time
In The Merry Month Of May
Inch By Inch, Row By Row, Gonna Make This Garden Grow
Inch by inch, Row by row, Gonna make this garden grow.
It takes a long time to grow old friends
It's Always Spring In A Mother's Heart
It's Spring And Look Who's Blooming
It's time to get DIRTY!!!
Just as blossoms unfold, so may your love.
Kind hearts are the GARDEN, Kind thoughts are the ROOT, Kind words are the BLOSSOMS, Kind deeds are the FRUIT.
Learning To Mow
Let's Go Fly A Kite
Life Begins In A Garden
Life begins the moment you start a garden.
Little s Are Heavens Flowers
Look what's sprouting up
Love Blooms
Love Blooms Here
Love Bugs And Crazy Daisies
Love In Bloom
Loving hearts bloom
Mary Mary Quite Contrary, How Does Your Garden Grow
May all your weeds be wild flowers.
May Day
Morning has broken, like the first morning - Cat Stevens
Mowin' The Lawn
Mud Marvelous Mud!
Mud Pies and Chocolate Covered Ants --my favorites.
Muddy Buddies
My Lil' Sunflower
Nature does nothing uselessly. Aristotle
New Beginnings
Newly Turned Dirt
No Matter How Long The Winter, Spring Is Sure To Follow
Nothing Bugs Me When I'm Gardening
Nothing Is So Beautiful As Spring
Nothing is so beautiful as the new growth of Spring.
Only GOD can make flowers and trees, but HE put me in charge of seeds and weeds.
Our Little Gardener
Out of difficulties grow miracles. - Jean De La Bruyere
Petal Power
Pick of the patch
Plays in the dirt!
Puddle Jumper
Rain, Rain, go away, come back another day.
Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, Flowers Are Sweet, But Not As Sweet As You!
Same dirt -different day -new shirt
Seedin' and Weedin'
Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers blossoming even as we gaze Sun Rise Sun Set - Fiddler on the Roof
Seize The Daisies
She Who Plants A Garden Works Hand In Hand With God
Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are. - alfred austin
Something Wonderful Has Sprouted
Son-flowers
Spring Ahead Fall Back!
Spring Break
Spring Chicks
Spring Cleaning
Spring Days
Spring Fever
Spring Fling
Spring Flings And Easter Things
Spring Flowers Bring New Life
Spring Has Sprung
Spring Is Full Of Sweet Days And Roses
Spring Is In The Air
Spring Is Nature's Way Of Saying Let's Party!
Spring time / Fever
Spring To Life
Spring, Happy Spring!
Springtime
Springtime Pleasure
Stay out of the Mud? OH! We thought you said Play in the Mud!
Still Plays with Dirt
Sweet lovers love the Sping
Swing Into Spring
Take Time To Smell The Flowers
Tall Oaks From Little Acorns Grow
The Essence Of Spring
The First Sign Of Spring
The Peace Garden
Thinking of you is like the Spring, You bring love and joy to everything.
Those who plant kindness harvest love. And your garden must be overflowing.
Tiptoe through the tulips - Tiny Tim
To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. -Ecclesiastes
To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.
Warning: Likes to play in the Dirt
We cannot command nature except by obeying her. Sir Francis Bacon
Wild Flowers
Wishing you a bouquet of beautiful memories.
with silver bells and le shells, and pretty maids all in a row.
Ya Little Squirt
You have a green thumb.

Great list ladies!!!

I love this one...
In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.
--Mark Twain

I think I'll need that in the next 24 hours!

Paper Princess- Fairest of them all MemberSince: Jan 22, 2006

Good ones, Paula...

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