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.
Warrior
The green swords of spring unfurl
winning their duel with winter.
Estre
They rise
bringing
hope and renewal.
Yearning
A weed’s bloom from last fall
feeds my hunger for flowers.
Galapagos Garden
Lichen archipelago
on an ocean of granite.
Melt
As the earth softens
spring finds hospitality
in the primordial offering of mud.
Surfacing
From the cold, dark earth
emerges the noble daffodil
shouldering its way to the sun.
Mock Blossom
Raindrops bejewel branches
heralding spring’s spectacle.
A Rose Is A Rose
Tree bark grows
a lichen rose.
Reprise
Snow laden pine
bows to the birch
winter takes a curtain call.
Holding to Stones
Water
the giver
of life.
Singing
Melting snow gives voice
to the brook’s song of spring.
Fungi Perfecti
As winter wanes
the forest flowers in fungi.
Green Dreams
A soft memory slowly focused
into a vision of Spring.
Effervescence
Beneath March’s icy hold
Spring begins her rise to the surface.
Snow White Glove
Winter’s white fingers
reach for Spring.
Contortion
Acrobatic twists and turns
may be required
to remain in place.
Craftsmanship
Woven with beak and artistry
beauty weathers winter
to house the new life of spring.
Luminosity
Icy candles’
rainbow flames
light the day.
Stars on the Stairs
There is magic
under foot.
Violet Green
Beloved houseguest African violet
provides a jolt of green
a harbinger of spring.
Vision
The birch’s
omniscient eye
watches all.
Guardians
February thorns
protect the idea
of a rose.