The door is closed
but the window’s open
and from this shaded room
I see the sunlight
slantwise on the grass,
the flash of celandine,
and I hear the small birds
singing
and the rooks grumbling
and that’s enough
but not enough
De is hosting quadrilles at dVerse, and our word is “close”.
Sarah writes poems 
I like this a lot – a well-drawn painterly picture in the middle section – and the the last couplet’s repetition emphasising being both resolved and unresolved – which is the state we’re in. Also ‘The rooks grumbling’ is a terrific line. We have ravens that mutter and caw and ‘grumble’ all day.
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Thank you. I do appreciate your feedback.
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At least nature is not locked down.
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These besutiful moments from nature surely nutures us to ‘back to normal’
Much💝love
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A beautiful write Sarah. I love the juxtaposition of ‘The door is closed
but the window’s open’ and ‘that’s enough but not enough.’ Hope you and yours are safe and well xxx
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The flash of the lovely bright celandine, like sunburst or sudden insight. Beautiful.
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Oh, yes. That’s just exactly it. These small things, these small moments…they’re enough, but not enough. So well done.
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I love watching the small birds on my balcony, happy, pecking seed, hopping about among my potted plants – for them, the world is as it ever was. I am happy for them. It is, in many ways, enough, given that in a heartbeat I might not be here at all. I doubt we will ever take normal life for granted again.
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It’s not enough but still…(K)
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Sarah, this is lovely.
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Your poem appeals to the senses, Sarah. I love the way you’ve captured light and colour in the lines:
‘I see the sunlight
slantwise on the grass,
the flash of celandine’
like a photograph.
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I feel the tension in your words of wanting it to be enough but not feeling that it is.
“and that’s enough
but not enough”
A slice of life during these times of the predictable.
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That closing…enough but not enough… I think we will live for those small moments until we are free again.
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This was lovely, Sarah. And yes, enough is not quite enough, is it?
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It is enough for now. As spring progresses, we will certainly want more.
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Lovely….the sights and sounds from an open window. So much is closed….but nature is still there for us to see and hear. 🙂
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I am glad the window is still open, I keep mine mostly closed and just look through the glass.
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