I notice, in the heartbreak of a mid-March snow, the blue hue that tinges even the smallest flake. And I lament the purposelessness of the now snapped lilac, broken before blooming — what Spring will never bring again under the weight of blue and heldwater. Would I prefer some other outcome than the black shovel and the burning back and the gravel scratch on the driveway? Would I prefer some permanence that would be Spring? Or would I prefer keeping in mind even the possibility that existence has its own reason for being, whether it be toil, Winter or blue wonder?
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Written for the d’Verse prompt: “Prosery: Possibilites” utilizing a line from Wislawa Szymborska’s poem “Possibilities”. https://dversepoets.com/2021/03/15/prosery-possibilities/
Sweet and Bitter Greens 
Lovely! I think we–or at least I–appreciate spring because of the winter and dark months. Perhaps it wouldn’t mean such much if it was a permanent thing.
I couldn’t imagine living in more temperate climes. I believe there would be much to miss.
D
I think you’re right.
D, I like where you took this. So timely in the physical sense and in the larger existential sense.
Thank you, MS. I had just finished shoveling a foot of slop off the driveway when I saw the prompt. The timing could not have been more perfect.
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I think they call that serendipity 🙂
haha, yes!
I love how you tied this to that sudden snow that turned some of the blooms into the waste… but they had their purpose
Thank you, B! Take what is offered with grace and wonder. We have that choice.
D
“the heartbreak of a mid-March snow,”.. is such a strong image! I believe every season has its own purpose that it brings forth. One need only be open to it 🙂
Yes, we as a species are so well tuned to it historically, instinctually tuned to it, that our technical comforts seem at odds with who we’ve evolved to be.
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This is well written Devon.
Thank you, Rob.
D
Enjoyed reading this take on the prompt. Well done.
Thanks, Doug. I appreciate the read and comment.
D
makes me long even more for long warm evenings than before. thanks great read
Thanks, Rog. After yesterday’s surprising snowfall, I have to agree with you.
D
Nice one Devon. The choice to believd in purpose, is certainly more reasonable
Have a good week
Much💜love
Thank you Gillena, you have a great week as well.
D
Beautiful use of colour, Devon, to paint a picture of mid-March snow. I love the way you focused on the ‘snapped lilac, broken before blooming’ with the ‘weight of blue and heldwater’. Your questions are difficult to answer; winter landscapes have their own special beauty.
Thank you Kim. The prompt was open to so many wonderful variations on the theme, and so many of the responses focused on difficult questions. Great prompt.
D
A beautifully poetic prose and great use of the prompt!
Thank you, Ingrid.
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Our seasons here are so pronounced and unique that sometimes I think their existence is only to wish for the next. A nice take on the prompt. 🙂
Oh absolutely! Thank you.
D
Wonderful take on this prompt. Permanence of any season would bring on moodiness, for me.
I agree and thank you.
D