5.05.2013

May Firsts

The day the mountain
waxes chartreuse
is the first day
of the bike path,
soft serve,
skinned knees,
sandal blisters,
pink cheeks;
the first night
making love
with the windows open.
Posted by Marian at 8:58 PM
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24 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 6, 2013 at 12:23 AM

    whee! and sigh all at the same time

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  2. MarianMay 6, 2013 at 9:52 AM

    xoxo

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  3. TimoteoMay 6, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    These are nice choices--"soft serve, skinned knees," etc. to convey the onset of spring. (And you saved the best for last! )

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  4. Janine BolléeMay 6, 2013 at 12:12 PM

    Next step: in the garden:-)
    Envy you the proper bike path: we have to fight it out with the cars. Many's the broken collar bone when yet again they take their berth not wide enough.

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  5. HelenMay 6, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    We still have snow on our mountains. Making love with the windows open ~~ perfection. Better yet, a screened porch.

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  6. Abin ChakrabortyMay 6, 2013 at 12:27 PM

    this gives me the tingles...lovely.

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  7. SusanMay 6, 2013 at 12:39 PM

    Chartreuse, huh? More than the he effect of young buds? Bring some of that fairy dust here!

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    1. MarianMay 7, 2013 at 1:40 PM

      it IS the young buds that turn the mountain chartreuse... and soon it will be green.
      i LOVE the chartreuse days. :)

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  8. Grandmother MaryMay 6, 2013 at 1:15 PM

    Yes, the air on skin through the open window. Ahhh...

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  9. JinksyMay 6, 2013 at 2:16 PM

    Open window - and listen to the hissy roar of traffic on the bypass? I'll stick with double glazing and a chilly night, thanks! lol

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  10. Laurie KolpMay 6, 2013 at 2:48 PM

    Sounds like a well-rounded day (great ending).

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  11. Kerry O'ConnorMay 6, 2013 at 3:51 PM

    Feels like summertime's coming round again.

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  12. TitusMay 6, 2013 at 6:41 PM

    I really like the
    'soft serve,
    skinned knees,
    sandal blisters,
    pink cheeks;'
    section: evocative, very effective, and great word choice.

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  13. GailMay 6, 2013 at 7:07 PM

    Wonderful firsts

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  14. kaykualaMay 6, 2013 at 10:42 PM

    Sensuously hilarious, Marian! Life comes back in repeated happenings! Nicely!

    Hank

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    1. MarianMay 7, 2013 at 1:38 PM

      that's right, year in, year out. thank you, Hank.

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  15. AnonymousMay 7, 2013 at 12:35 AM

    As my father used to say, "Hooray! Hooray! The first of May! Outdoor (kissing) starts today!" Only he didn't say "kissing..." A la Ralphie, "Only I didn't say fudge..."

    Love the idea of the windows open... the curtains, too? Or is that a bit much?!

    Feeling frisky after this one! Amy

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  16. HerotomostMay 7, 2013 at 11:32 AM

    Amy...that is too funny, my dad had some of the same little songs where the words got shifted a bit for rating...lol. Marian, you just caprured it all in brilliant visuals and those little feelings that make life worth living. Smeall that lavender babyluv...don't close the window yet.

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  17. Kay L. DaviesMay 7, 2013 at 12:38 PM

    Ah, spring, and all that it brings! You've certainly summed it up beautifully, Marian.
    K

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  18. MarianMay 7, 2013 at 1:40 PM

    glad this little poem has legs, as it were :)
    thank you, friends.

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  19. AnonymousMay 7, 2013 at 4:32 PM

    YES! to all but the sandal burn!

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  20. MargaretMay 8, 2013 at 12:07 AM

    Splendid! Once we opened the window too much and the cat leaned on the screen and fell out!!

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  21. MarianMay 8, 2013 at 6:51 AM

    yeessssss! but NO to cats falling out of windows!

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