In the midst of human lawlessness,
we revel in spring’s lawlessness.
Flares of yellow furze bushes
are ignited by spring’s lawlessness.
Fragrant frothing apple trees
rejoice in nature’s lawlessness.
Oaks are bursting into leaf,
awakened by the lawlessness.
Brambles break through wind-blown fences
thorny-sharp with lawlessness.
Every morning birds awake us
singing praise to lawlessness.
Villages tucked in folds of fields
revere spring’s verdant lawlessness.
Kim M. Russell, 23rd May 2019
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Form for All: Ghazal
Our host this Thursday is Gay with the poetry form for the whole of next month: the ghazal, another tricky form to get used to! I went for a classical ghazal to start with.
writing in north norfolk 
true words kim…thankS for share
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Thanks for reading and commenting!
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Love the way you work with the energy of the spring bursting… unlawfultness is such a great word to describe spring… love the contrast to the first line
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Thank you, Bjorn. There is in fact a difference between unlawful and lawless: unlawful is prohibited, not permitted by law, whereas lawless is not governed by any (human) law. Nature is lawless.
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I love the lawless way of nature…
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I love how you use “unlawful” to describe spring. Indeed it is a riot of color, sounds, and scent. Well done 🌸🌻
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Thank you, Toni. There is a difference between unlawful and lawless: unlawful is prohibited, not permitted by law, whereas lawless is not governed by any law – except, in the case of spring, the law of nature.
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Wild, reckless, hellbent and lawless..the emotion is real and yet tidily tied to nature. It feels like the early Transcendental poets – Whitman, Thoreau, Emerson, etc.but a hint of Amy Lowell and the Imagists as well. All those notations of color, verdant burgeoning springtime in all its glory in an ideal rural setting.. Quite lovely!
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Thank you so much, Gay!
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You have perfectly described Spring- what a clever comparison to Lawlessness!
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Thank you, Linda!
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I so love the opening verses specially with: we revel in spring’s lawlessness. Looking forward to seeing that in the coming weeks.
My deepest condolences to the family Kim. Take care.
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Thank you so much, Grace.
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This is so powerful and beautiful Kim. It was such a release to read it aloud – love it!
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Thanks Rob!
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Great poem Kim! I love the poems you share.
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Thank you so much!
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Lovely. As in spring is ‘busting’ out all over.
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AH! The spring’s ‘lawlessness’ is quite wild and tenacious — you paint such exciting word-pictures, reveling in the joy of these sights. T’is a lawless season indeed, in more ways than one.
A lovely verse, Kim!
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Thanks for your kind words, Anmol!
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“lawlessness” – what a great key word to choose, especially in a form poem like this. It just rolls and flows, and touches on so many favourite bits of spring.
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Thank you, Sarah!
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For me your “lawlessness” mean unfettered, free, beyond boundaries..excellent, cheerful, and colorful jaunt; nice use of the form.
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Thank you, Glenn.
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“Fragrant frothing apple trees rejoice in nature’s lawlessness” is such a perfect line for the theme of your ghazal. Crazed with sensory expression! I love it!
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Thank you so much, Jade!
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You are very welcome, Kim.
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I like your descriptions of the lawlessness of spring. It does seem to just burst out, doesn’t it? And the Monet is a perfect illustration.
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Thank you, Merril.
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That’s exactly right! Well done. (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe.
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Ah what beautiful lawlessness!
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Thanks Bryan!
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You love nature and it shows! Loved the read.
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😊
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