How strange is the change
from those heavy gunmetal days
that fall in the cracks between
Christmas and New Year?
How sweet the shift of chord
from minor to major
as mornings become lighter
strewn with white and purple crocuses
and a blackbird’s song!
Kim M. Russell, 14th January 2019
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
De is looking after the pub today with the word ‘change’, which makes me think of David Bowie’s song ‘Changes’ and the song by Ella Fitzgerald: ‘Every time we say goodbye’ – I love the lines:
‘There’s no love song finer
But how strange the change from major to minor
Every time we say goodbye.’
writing in north norfolk 
Beautiful, Kim. I love the change that comes from your choice of words here…from the weight of gunmetal to the feather-light of the word “strewn.” So well done.
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Thank you so much De!
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Oh, lovely. And a great twist on the lyrics – good to be going from minor to major, for a change…
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I’m not as low as I was last week – I’ve definitely felt that change, Sarah!
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“those heavy gunmetal days” — nice!!
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🙂
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How beautiful. I love the way you have used this poetic form
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Thank you, Suzanne.
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Ah sweet shift
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🙂
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Oh, how I will delight when the crocus come up. A predictable and welcome change. Excellent take on the prompt today.
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Thank you so much, Linda.
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Just when Winter is kicking arse, you’ve introduced the hope of Spring!
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I just hope our early signs of spring aren’t thwarted by a late big chill like last year!
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I, too, love those /heavy gunmetal days/. Your quadrille feels and reads like two tankas, as the twist catapults us toward Spring.
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Thank you, Glenn.
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Are we seeking Spring Kim? This was wonderful!
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Thank you so much, Rob. We already have signs of spring.
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Such a lovely morning to wake up to Kim. I can’t wait for spring season.
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It’s coming!
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Rich description, Kim. A lovely read.
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Thank you so much, V.J.
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You are welcome
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How hopeful this is for these cold, gray winter days
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Thanks Candy.
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This is absolutely exquisitely drawn, Kim ❤ I love mornings and the image of them “strewn with white and purple crocuses and a blackbird’s song.” 😍😍
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Thank you, Sanaa!
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to insert the hope for light and song … to know the pulsing of green and life fresh and alive …. you’ve really captured the essence of both seasons and the transitional grey area – great quadrille Kim!
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Thank you!
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The return of the sun always changes the melody to a major key! Crocuses are the appetizer!
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Thanks Dwight! We already have snowdrop greenery – no flowers yet, though.
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Daffodils are up about four inches here!
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Wow!
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Wonderful way to describe the change to spring! And what a lovely photo to go along with it.
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Thank you!
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Nice portrayal of the season’s transitions. This strikes a major chord.
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Thank you!
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blooming buds and birdsong… I’m counting down the days!
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I’ve already seen catkins!
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The days light growing – How sweet the shift of chord.
This one lighted my mood.
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Thank you, Ali!
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‘strewn with white and purple crocuses
and a blackbird’s song!’
You describe nature and the constant change so well!
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Thank you!
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Nice lines: “How sweet the shift of chord
from minor to major”
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Thank you, Frank.
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“strewn with white and purple crocuses
and a blackbird’s song” … Gorgeous ending.
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Thank you!
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Beautiful Kim, I love the transition from ‘heavy gunmetal days’ to ‘the shift of chord from minor to major’ xxx
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Thank you, Xenia. xxx
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Change is so sluggish still, yet knowing how the days will change is what keeps me going.
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It happens every year, but the change from dark to light mornings is a lovely surprise – although I tend to get up earlier and get less sleep.
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Currently we are at Sunrise 8:30 and sunset at 13:20
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Our sunset has shifted to between 15.30 and 16.00. Today we have snow mixed with sunshine but the sky has just change from blue to grey – ominous!
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Oh my goodness, do you have crocuses already?
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Not yet but we do have snowdrops. Crocuses are more colourful and evoke spring better. 😊🌷
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Haven’t seen any snowdrops yet around here. I wish!
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Thank you for reposting this response to De’s prompt from a few years ago. I saw my first dVerse prompt was also on this subject in a different way. It’s obviously a theme that many are drawn to. 🙂
That shift in light like a shift from minor to major. So true. 💙
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I was reminded of it by another post, one of the Marias’ posts, I think.
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Thanks for sharing! 😊
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I’m already looking forward to it!
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SMiLes Dear Kim All of Life Now
A Song Where Sharps Make
Flats Worth Living
A Memory of the
Music of Our Souls
Keep Dancing Singing Free New
All The Waves Flat and Sharp With SMiLes..:)
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Always smiling 😃. Much love!
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Thanks Kim☺️🤗
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I love the spring season!
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Great revisit… and it reminds me how blackbirds are silent now.
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Thanks Björn!
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Nice to be brought back to early Spring Kim! Changes take a bit of a jolt of our focus!
Hank
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Thanks Hank! Looking at the weather this morning, autumn is already here.
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Oh this is absolutely stunning! I love “the shift of chord from minor to major as mornings become lighter.” 😍😍
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Thank you, Sanaa! ❤
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