First Window
Overbreathed, stale, closed system
where months feel like life sentence;
where clouds press on in suffocation,
denying screen’s supply of fresh new;
too afraid of price to skin and purse,
too blind to cost of lungs and spirit.
Called by muffled crows & kite-
straddling March lion glass, I reach
for latch and fling it aside, proud
for this one small act of courage.
Flood of vitamin D-charged fuel
funnels in through my tunnels to
flush out alveoli’s murky gloom.
My heartened bellows chug-a-lug.
Robin song heralds open season.
Not of rifles, bows, fleeing prey;
one of matte grey making way for
invisible puffs that resuscitate
color and vivre on either side
of first open window of Spring.
Heads up: I LOVE THESE TWO TUNES by The Chieftains and The Punch Brothers. This whole album is a treasure.
Dora is today’s host of dVerse’ Poetics Tuesday. Dora says:
Tell us about your particular take on the romance of the open window through your poetry.
Tao Talk 
Sounds like a burst of joy!
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Yes <3
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Oh what a feeling, the first time you open a window after months of winter’s stale air! You captured it well, Lisa. I love that even the ‘clouds press on in suffocation’, and the wonderful robin heralding open season.
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Thanks much, Kim.
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My pleasure, Lisa.
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From suffocation to the the throwing open of the latched window and inspiration of fresh air, you took us there, Li, and how freeing it felt, the last stanza punctuating joy of life. The music was a bonus!
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Dora, thank you so much.
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My pleasure, Li.
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Fresh spring air ‘a comin !!! :-)
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We walked outside at Meijer Gardens for a couple hours today. We got our fill of spring air.
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NICE — I been really freakin busy, but I’m gonna get some sun this weekend. :-)
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California Dreamin….
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:-) Ooooooooooooooo
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I look so forward to open the windows to spring…
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Hope it happens soon for you.
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A treasured moment, opening the first window of spring. We rarely open windows during the day all summer due to the heat, so we have that moment in late September!
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Glad you have it then. Yes, it is, Brendan.
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I opened some of our windows today.✨
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YAY! I opened the one slider and the cats loved it.
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I had a window open last week when the weather was mild… not this week, Li, though above freezing temps come again tomorrow, followed by more cold on the weekend.
I like the way you describe the experience, and the music is a pleasing accompaniment.
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Even one day of it is cause for celebration, Steve. Unbelievable but they are saying a high of 67 on Friday.
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I’m with you on that, Li. And celebrate we did!
Our forecast now says rain on Friday, then below freezing again on Saturday. That should be interesting for our son and daughter-in-law’s moving day…
Enjoy the 67!!
Come, spring! ☀️
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Steve, where are your son and daughter-in-law moving to? Hoping the weather report for rain is wrong.
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Thank you, Li, they are moving within the city so we’re happy about that. Hopefully there won’t be rain that freezes the next day!
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First open windows of spring today here too. More than a breath of fresh air…(K)
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Awesome, Kerfe (I think?)
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Yes. Now back to normal today, but that’s OK.
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It’s sunny again today but still near freezing. Supposed to be in 60s by Friday.
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Spring is certainly the season to throw open the windows!
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:)
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I love the birds of spring that call through the open window. Well done Lisa.
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Thanks much, Dwight :)
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You are welcome, Lisa.
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Delightful!! A vitamin D-charged breath of fresh air! That was a great window to open!
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:)
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A beautiful concept and moment..those first few lines were potent though, and left their mark, which is what you wanted, of course…I think you captured those moments rather than described them, which made them all the more intense…
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Ain, I’m glad you see the poem that way.
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How lovely… I’m smiling. So enjoy you spring!!🐦
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It’s sunny again today, Chris. I’m a happy camper.
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U are a fan of Nature
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Yes.
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I could feel this whole poem, Lisa!
And I love me The Chieftains!
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Dale, so happy to hear it on the poem, and on The Chieftains. The song(s) I chose from this album are my favorites, but two others I love are “Lily Love” and “Peggy Gordon.” I go to another place listening to them <3
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I did, indeed.
I am not familiar enough with them to know songs off by heart but I know I like everything I hear from them!
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Beautiful poem Li
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Thank you, Sadje <3
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You’re very welcome
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Sounds like a bad case of cabin fever chased away by opening a window. Lovely!
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You got that right :) Thanks.
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That was palpable, oh I was so glad to open that window and feel spring. Great writing Lisa.
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Thanks much, me too!
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Happy first day of SPRING!
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:)
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Fantastic poem, Lisa! I felt myself exhale when you opened the window. Lol!
Yvette M Calleiro :-)
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Happy to oblige, Yvette :)
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Thanks for bringing spring!
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My pleasure, Sara! This past Saturday I had the sliders open and the heat off. This past Sunday we got about 4″ snow dumped on us. Today the snow is still on the ground but it’s sunny. Hope your weather is good today.
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