End of May snow.
Trees bend in sorrow.
Dress Up
The birch dresses up
in a necklace of violets
to honor the full flower moon.
The Prince
catches flies
to pass the time,
dreaming of his princess’s kiss.
Petals
Even more beautiful
when fallen
than blooming.
Grazing
Cows find
spring’s sweetness
in tender young grass.
Sweet Pea
climbs towards heaven
charting the journey
with perfume and flowers.
Planting Season
Lettuce begin.
Perched
In the cattails
the blackbird
ponders his song.
Debut
Next year’s chorus of peepers
waits and gestates in the watery wings.
Sleepy Heads
Wearing gossamer nightgowns
ferns slowly stretch
toward spring’s morning.
Ode to Seurat
Master of pointillism
the crabapple blooms
a portrait of spring.
Brilliance
Not to be outdone by spring’s flowery display
the stream flashes her diamonds in the midday sun.
Rose-lipt Maidens
Fleeting is spring’s splendor
so sweeter is the view.
Anticipation
The blush
before the bloom.
Leafing Out
The trees proclaim themselves
in a profusion of greens
painting a verdant landscape.
Flower Shower
Magnolia rains
her beauty
on to the lawn.
Violet
your scent
a kiss of spring
beguiling
Rising
The sun’s warming rays
reach the depths of the pond
summoning fish to the surface.
Silent Worship
Quaker bonnets hold the world
in the light with their prayer
of pale blue and yellow.
Spring’s Sentry
Creeping phlox
sneaks up the mountain
stalking the last of the frost.
Secret Passageway
Enter the magic forest
through the teardrop
in the tree.
Lichen Sky
In the absence of leaves
the branch wears lichen.
Spring will not be surrendered.
esprit de corps
Her tutu a flutter
magnolia dances to the wind song
the tree an assemble en tourant, grand
Whala Viola!
Vivaciously
johnny jumps up
splashing color
Garland
Forsythia fleetingly adorns
ever enduring granite.
Ribbon
What force turned this tree into a ribbon?
Is it the same force the enables it to still stand?
Celestial Sky
I bathe my soul
in the beauty of the sky.
Instigators
fiery redheads
maples flaunt color
daring a frost
Wardrobe Change
When the grass greens
it’s nearing the time to take off
your winter coat.
Opening
The maple unfurls
her first blossoms
opening all possibilities.