Esther Dawn

Esther Dawn is one of the winners of the Spring Poetry Competition!

Below is Esther’s snippet that won the Spring Poetry Competition.

The Spring Wedding

I can feel it in the stirring
Of the wind in the trees.
I can hear it in the birdsong
And the buzzing of bees.
I can smell it in the green herbs
And the rich, living soil.
The spring wedding soon is coming,
And the bride’s gown is royal! 

All the earth will come together
For the springtime wedding.
Budding life, like invitations,
Through the air is spreading.
All the plants and all the blossoms
Are the groom and the bride.
Butterflies officiate for
All the flowers side by side.

The reception is a gala.
It’s the grandest of all.
The musicians are the birds, dressed
In their best for the ball.
When the spring breeze blows, the world
Dances to their singing,
And it’s heedless of the time, for
Beyond time it’s winging. 

Then the newlyweds head off on
Their summer honeymoon.
The springtime celebration seems
To finish all too soon.
The wedding decorations must
Come down from the eaves,
But we’re given party favors:
Trees with brand new green leaves!