The Enkindled Spring
This spring as it comes bursts up in bonfires green,
Wild puffing of emerald trees, and flame-filled bushes,
Thorn-blossom lifting in wreaths of smoke between
Where the wood fumes up and the watery, flickering rushes.
I am amazed at this spring, this conflagration
Of green fires lit on the soil of the earth, this blaze
Of growing, and sparks that puff in wild gyration,
Faces of people streaming across my gaze.
And I, what fountain of fire am I among
This leaping combustion of spring? My spirit is tossed
About like a shadow buffeted in the throng
Of flames, a shadow that's gone astray, and is lost.
Why do you think the author wrote this work?
I think the author wrote this work to express his feelings towards spring. He captures your attention of the spring time by using various words and phrases. For example, "bursts up in bonfires green,wild puffing of emerald trees, and flame-filled bushes,". These phrases allows the reader to not only think of spring as a season, but to go into more detail of what occurs during it. This phrase paints a clear picture in the readers head of standing outside, admiring the "bursts" of green surrounding you, with the "puffing" mixture of yellow and orange trees. The author wanted to share his experience and thoughts of what goes through his head when the spring time occurs.
I think he also wrote this work to entertain the audience. He entertains them by using imagery such as, "Where the wood fumes up and the watery, flickering rushes." This statement consists of imagery as well as the whole poem which helps catch the audiences attention. The author also catches your attention by using unique words like, "conflagration" and "gyration". This makes the audience use their context clues and think hard about the poem.
