Spring In My Garden** Comments

Hi Milica - I love this poem. You are a very talented Poet and use classical forms - like Villenelles - very expertly. This poem contains stanzas (seven quatrains) rhyme - rhthym - metre but ised in a very free and flowing way. I am a PERFORMANCE POET and in order to deliver it to my POETRY GROUP I had to practice it several times (with a tape recorder) to capture the flow. In the end I treated each verse as self contained - like individual HAIKUS. I have just been outside walking in my SPRING GARDEN and it is very 'erratic' and yet the whole is a perfect 'visual poem'. So the conclusion i have reached is that if your poem was ordered into strict metre and a consistent rhyme pattern much of the vibrance - and Spring-like character would be lost. One ofthe rules of poetry is to never sacrifice CONTENT & EMOTION for the sake of rigid hrythm and rhyme! ! ! ! ! Thanks for sharing I hope you agree with my prognosis. Love in poetry - JOHN

Beautiful, we share 2 passions!

it is a lovely time indeed just as your poem captures...here in Brisbane too it's just glorious and I'm moving around as busily as I can in my garden, when I have the time in these Spring evenings...

dear dear milica......i am floored with this awesome poem about yourbackyard garden.i can visualise it all, as i love to paint flowers and gardens.you have painted a beautiful picture which onecan visualise in the minds eye.thanks for sharing.this is going to be one of my favourite poems.thanks for sharing. best wishes....ritty

A very beautiful discription of spring and in the elegant way you presented it I felt as if I were there in your back yard. Very nice piece, good rhythem and rhyme. Thanks for the invite your friend lynn