This morning, upon wakening
the day’s beginning welcoming
I sought a different song to sing.
I listened to the birds outside
whose joy it would be hard to hide
and wondered how I might abide
without such gentle carolling.
I listened to the cricket-song
which stayed with me the whole day long
and even once the day was gone
continued, faintly murmuring.
I heard the wind wail through the trees
(such rare and haunting melodies!)
and know that I’ve been blessed with these
earth-songs, all nature’s offering.
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Tonight, Grace hosts Meeting the Bar, where we are challenged to write a Zéjel, a Spanish poetic form dating from the 15th century. The bar opens at 3pm EST, join us and try it for yourself!
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Beautiful, beautiful earth song, Ingrid! ❤️
Thank you Punam 🌎❤️
My pleasure always. 😊
Such a blessing to hear nature’s songs. I specially love the bird songs in the morning!
Me too! I don’t hear them as often now, but I’m always glad when I do.
A nice, moment to breath. Thank you.
Thank you for your kind words!
Beautiful Ingrid! I, too, am grateful for these things. Even as the season is changing, I still heard a mockingbird singing and the harvest moon was shining early this morning.
Thank you Merril! There is always something to be grateful for in nature 😊
So true! 🌞
This is beautiful and so challenging with such a first rhyme. All those songs makes me long to be awake.
Thank you Björn: there’s usually something worth getting up for!
Nature does sing the sweetest tunes and paint the most vibrant images that artists come close to duplicating, but never exceeding. A beautiful post, Ingrid. It appears that you were carried through your day by good vibes, in and outside. 🥰
Thank you Michele – I was 🥰
This is so beautiful! <3 A great way to start off my Zéjel reading. 🙂
Thank you 🙏❤️
i will reread this in the morning over my first coffee as the birds sing. it will help set me up for a days work. thank you for such a peacful poem.
That’s great to hear Rog, thank you!
Peaceful, serene, and rocking the prompt. Your rhyme scheme is snappy, and the piece flows like a brook.
Thank you for your kind words Glenn!
Ingrid,
Gorgeous. I was listening to the nature-songs with you.
pax,
dora
Thank you Dora 🙏
You’re welcome!
Oh this is gorgeous. My kind of write.
Much💖love
I am glad you enjoyed, Gillena, thank you!
Thanks for sining all those beautiful songs for us Ingrid. Awesome work.
I think nature did it for me! Thank you Ron.
Wow Ingrid – marvelous write! Uplifting and light as a beautiful feather.
I am glad you enjoyed it, Rob!
I like that last verse especially, and great music choice. (K)
Thanks Kerfe! I wanted it to be about more than simply enjoying the songs.
so gently loving and contemplative, don’t know this song but a great choice
I’m glad you enjoyed it, thank you Kate!
my pleasure Ingrid!
We are but leaves and twigs of the ground
Awaiting nature’s beckoning sounds
https://youtu.be/9cp2u9_WyWw
💫
Beautiful write about the sounds of mother earth. I know what you mean about the crickets songs. We have background crickets in the house all the time. One gets use to the constant sound in the south, and I find them comforting also. Beautiful piece. Hugs and love, Joni
Thank you so much Joni: they’ve gone quiet here, but I miss them!
Thanks for the beautiful morning song Ingrid! 💖
My pleasure Cindy 💕⭐️💕
Well done, Ingrid.
Thank you Judy!
What a pleasurable song you endowed us with today. As I sit here writing this the birds are quietly sleeping. It’s 9:30 pm. But the crickets and frogs and many the many living creatures of the night sing to me melodiously.
When morning comes and the birds come visiting I will recall your poem. And the song will replay once more.
Thanks for sharing. Loved it.
Thank you Selma, I’m glad you did 😊
Earthsongs, is there anything more inspirational? The image of the bird singing its heart out is wonderful.
Thank you Lisa 😊
You’re welcome 🙂
What a lovely song to the earth.
Thank you Linda!
So very beautiful
Thank you Mary 😊
Your Zéjel really sums up what is so wonderful about nature’s songs.
Thank you Marion!
Beautiful romp through nature
Thank you!
A beautiful and nostalgic MJ is so nice to hear Ingrid! It jives perfectly with your write, Ma’am!
Hank
Thanks Hank 😊
Lovely. Nothing like the sound of birds in the morning to lift the spirits. 🙂
Thanks Suzanne!
Lovely!
Thank you!
I love it! Birds, crickets, earth songs, balm for our souls.
Thank you Sherry – I agree!
A musical poem filled with birdsong and rhyme…lovely !
Thank you!
It is good to carol these voices because in a generation they may be mostly gone except in remembered song.
A sobering thought!
Your song has a beautiful rhyming lilt.
Thank you!
May nature’s music never fall silent, Ingrid! Gorgeous and melodious poem with a meaningful message. <3
I had never seen or heard this powerful Michael Jackson video. Deeply disturbing visuals. Sadly, probably even more applicable today than when it was written.
Have a great week! <3
Thank you, Cheryl! I thought exactly the same about the video 😳 hope you are well ❤️
I don’t often appreciate form poetry that carries obvious rhyme, but you’ve crafted this so well – it rolls effortlessly off the tongue ~
Thank you, M: it’s so hard with these forms not to sound monotonous, but I did try!
Lovely poem!
Thank you 🙏
You’re welcome!