beneath the white
in the waking earth
seeds begin their first stirrings
Transformation’s Design
ice shows
the stop and go
of spring edging in
Glow
the willow glows
because she knows
the surety of spring
Distance
when spring seems
the farthest from home
it is March
Mystics
the skeleton of spring
dances in the blue
summoning green
Paper Whites
forced blooms
forbearers of spring
Petals
Even more beautiful
when fallen
than blooming.
Planting Season
Lettuce begin.
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.
Violet
your scent
a kiss of spring
beguiling
Spring’s Sentry
Creeping phlox
sneaks up the mountain
stalking the last of the frost.
Lichen Sky
In the absence of leaves
the branch wears lichen.
Spring will not be surrendered.
Instigators
fiery redheads
maples flaunt color
daring a frost
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.
Assurance
When daffodils bloom
spring is a certainty.
Feathers
Under the spell of spring
even trees seems to feather out.
Iris in Ice
Winter persists
trying spring’s patience.
April Ice
A storm slides in
and glazes spring
freezing her in motion.
Sleepy Head
Tousled haired
the field wakes
from winter’s sleep.
Delicate
Branches blush as buds begin to swell.
Subtly color creeps into the landscape.
Surely
Morning makes its way through bare branches.
Every ray of sun brings us closer to the greening of spring.
Vacancy
A nest awaits
the feathered promise
of new beginnings.
Return
The landscape shifts from white to green.
Ice is no match for the determination of spring.
Beneath
A thin blanket of snow covers the pond
concealing the secret lives of fish.
Melt
As the earth softens
spring finds hospitality
in the primordial offering of mud.
Certainty
Wearing a shroud of winter
the rock sculpture endures
certain of Spring’s dominion.