Poem: Spring Dance

Earthworms glide around crocuses,
In and out
Of soil black and soft,
Wet with night’s rain
And morning’s dew.

Ants scurry up and down daffodil stalks
Green and firm,
Into buttercup faces
That smile yellow at hyacinths pink and blue
And heavy with the scent of spring.

Robins chirp and flutter,
Carry away twigs
And blades of grass
To make ready for speckled,
Sky-blue eggs.

Under the peonies
Lilies of the valley bow,
Knowing that soon
The bumblebee will come
To caress the roses.

April 2009

Knarik O. Meneshian

Knarik O. Meneshian

Knarik O. Meneshian was born in Austria. Her father was Armenian and her mother was Austrian. She received her degree in literature and secondary education in Chicago, Ill. In 1988, she served on the Selection Committee of the McDougal, Littell “Young Writers” Collection—Grades 1–8, an anthology of exemplary writing by students across the country.” In 1991, Knarik taught English in the earthquake devastated village of Jrashen (Spitak Region), Armenia. In 2002–2003, she and her late husband (Murad A. Meneshian), lived and worked as volunteers in Armenia for a year teaching English and computer courses in Gyumri and Tsaghgadzor. Meneshian’s works have been published in "Teachers As Writers, American Poetry Anthology" and other American publications, as well as Armenian publications in the U.S. and Armenia. Knarik is the author of A Place Called Gyumri: Life in the Armenian Mountains. She has also authored a book of poems titled Reflections, and translated from Armenian to English Reverend D. Antreassian’s book titled "The Banishment of Zeitoun" and "Suedia’s Revolt" She began writing at the age of 12 and has contributed pieces to The Armenian Weekly since her early teens.
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