The woodpecker leaves
his poetry on birch bark.
Raincoat
Marigold glistens
in the rain
her colors intensified
Depth
Petunia’s purple is so deep
it plunges into black.
Wish
that goodness
thrives and multiplies
like weeds.
Scent
Lilacs rest
on the picket fence
perfuming the end of May.
Procreation
Five petals await
a most esteemed visitor –
the bee, prince of pollination.
Blues
All the colors
of the ocean and sky
reside in an iris bloom.
Unwrapped
The birch unwraps herself
revealing her alabaster skin
to the May sun.
The Prince
catches flies
to pass the time,
dreaming of his princess’s kiss.
Sweet Pea
climbs towards heaven
charting the journey
with perfume and flowers.
Sleepy Heads
Wearing gossamer nightgowns
ferns slowly stretch
toward spring’s morning.
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.
Violet
your scent
a kiss of spring
beguiling
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.
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.
Opening
The maple unfurls
her first blossoms
opening all possibilities.
Electric Blue
In color and bloom
spring sings the body electric,
glories in the glow of rebirth.
Sun Gazing
Mirror of beauty,
trumpet of spring –
narcissus oh narcissus.
Feathers
Under the spell of spring
even trees seems to feather out.
Magic
The willow’s wands emerge
spinning gold.
Magic Carpet
Soft enough for fairy feet
a luxuriant moss
carpets the woodlands.
Iris in Ice
Winter persists
trying spring’s patience.
Dearest Pine
offers color all through winter
and presents a profusion of green vitality
in these last heartless days before the blooming of spring.
Sleepy Head
Tousled haired
the field wakes
from winter’s sleep.