Flower God, God Of The Spring Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson

Flower God, God Of The Spring

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FLOWER god, god of the spring, beautiful, bountiful,
Cold-dyed shield in the sky, lover of versicles,
Here I wander in April
Cold, grey-headed; and still to my
Heart, Spring comes with a bound, Spring the deliverer,
Spring, song-leader in woods, chorally resonant;
Spring, flower-planter in meadows,
Child-conductor in willowy
Fields deep dotted with bloom, daisies and crocuses:
Here that child from his heart drinks of eternity:
O child, happy are children!
She still smiles on their innocence,
She, dear mother in God, fostering violets,
Fills earth full of her scents, voices and violins:
Thus one cunning in music
Wakes old chords in the memory:
Thus fair earth in the Spring leads her performances.
One more touch of the bow, smell of the virginal
Green - one more, and my bosom
Feels new life with an ecstasy.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Edward Kofi Louis 31 March 2016

Sring! With a bound. Thanks for sharing.

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Kim Barney 31 March 2016

Nice little poem about spring by the creator of Treasure Island, one of my favorite stories when I was a kid. If you've never read his biography, read it. It's fascinating.

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Gajanan Mishra 31 March 2016

new life with an ecstasy

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* Sunprincess * 31 March 2016

.............a beautiful tribute to sping and April ★

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Edward Kofi Louis 31 March 2016

Here i wander in April. Thanks for sharing.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 31 March 2016

Mind blowing narration of the enchanting manifestations of nature evident with the advent of spring and the month of april have been presented in this beautiful poem with rich rhyme and rhythm. Thanks for sharing it here.

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Op Op 31 March 2016

Not bad, Not bad, pretty good not bad not bad liked how it related to god

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Susan Williams 31 March 2016

The Flower God- - - I find that exceptionally drawing...Spring, the Flower God.... isn't it wonderful how a new arrangement of common nouns can create a whole new stage where words can play. I also find it encouraging that a novelist can also be a poet

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Savita Tyagi 31 March 2016

Lovely poem. Spring brings new life, a new rhythm to dance for.

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