Friday, April 17, 2009

Feeling The Joy Of Spring


Can't you feel the joy of spring in these lines of Shelley's poetry......


The joy, the triumph, the delight, the madness,
The boundless, overflowing bursting gladness,
The vaporous exaltation not to be confined!
Ha! Ha! the animation of delight
Which wraps me, like an atmosphere of light
And bears me as a cloud is borne by its own wind.

(Prometheus Unbound, IV, 319-324)

10 comments:

Linda said...

Shelley is one of my favorite Romantic poets--and those lines are great for describing Spring!

Barb Davis said...

Linda- Shelley's poetry is certainly on my favorites list and these verses in particular.

Donna M. Kohlstrom said...

Love the roses! They are my favorite flower! As always, your blog is a wonderful, cheerful and encouraging place to visit!

Bookncoffee said...

Beautiful blog, beautiful roses and flowers....beautiful spring! It is 75 degrees here in Nashville. Hope your Friday is a good one.
Sonya

JD/ Jill said...

How pretty those roses are...and I just love spring! Our weather in Pennsylvania is so sunny and beautiful today with all the spring flowers blooming...

Barb Davis said...

Donna- Thank you for dropping by and I hope you'll come back ofter.

Barb Davis said...

Sonya- How I wish I were in Tennessee. It's so beautiful in the spring!

Barb Davis said...

JD- It sounds like most of the nation is having good weather this afternoon. We are headed into the mid-60's today with temps getting into the 80's this weekend.

Lea and her Mustangs said...

Spring is my favortie time of the year. Loved the lines from Shelley. Its raining here but nice weather should return tomorrow.

Barb Davis said...

Lea- Enjoy those nice days! You Spokane residents deserve it!!!