expectations – Leaf And Twig

The Dance

wanting each moment
to last forever
impatient for what is next

clouds whispered
their expectations
of the blooming world

across the winter muted terrain
dogwood grew a net of color
with hopes of catching spring

On the road to Oz
the Emerald City is within view
but somehow just out of reach.

At the onset the way seems straight forward
but just out of sight are the dips, rises, swerves and curves
that transform a trip into a journey.

Tilled earth soaks up the sun
and waits for the seeds
of this season’s purpose to be planted.