Spring (Hidden Poetry)

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In some shaded wall

Startled by the call

Silently crevices fall

The snow melts

And all bequeath

Thy greater majesty unseen.

Splendid, bright

Call of spring

Trees flush

Thy phantom touch

Each year has been

Pledge of greater majesty.

Created by choosing specific words from a larger work, these “Hidden Stanzas” were culled from the poem below. “Black Out or ”Hidden Poems” are selections of original poetry text highlighted, cut out or masked. This poem is in the public domain.

Monadnock in Early Spring Amy Lowell, 1874 - 1925

Cloud-topped and splendid, dominating all

The little lesser hills which compass thee,

Thou standest, bright with April’s buoyancy,

Yet holding Winter in some shaded wall

Of stern, steep rock; and startled by the call

Of Spring, thy trees flush with expectancy

And cast a cloud of crimson, silently,

Above thy snowy crevices where fall

Pale shrivelled oak leaves, while the snow beneath

Melts at their phantom touch. Another year

Is quick with import. Such each year has been.

Unmoved thou watchest all, and all bequeath

Some jewel to thy diadem of power,

Thou pledge of greater majesty unseen.

This poem is in the public domain.

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Beverly Stock is an American poet who delights in creating poetry that asks big questions about small moments, and inspires readers to revisit the little memories we so often overlook. Her work has been published by The Society of Classical Poets, The Chained Muse, Persimmon Tree, and LightenUp-Online, in the UK. Visit BeverlyStockPoetry.com and BeverlyStockPoetry on Facebook.

Spring (Hidden Poetry)

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