Archive for the ‘Spring’ Tag
Spring Blue
In the heart of the nation
no ocean
so I carve time to indulge
in the widest blue I know:
bluebells blooming
in the woods,
only for a short time
since branches above
show tiny yellow-green
petals-of-leaves
which in this overdue
warmth will enlarge quickly
masking sunlight feeding
this sea of blue,
stealing my ocean,
leaving me once again
on dry land.
May, 2018, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL
Spring Blue is May prize winner at Wilda Morris Poetry Challenge; photograph by Marilyn Peretti.
Once Again
Not yet March
and the bright pink trumpets
are playing again!
They’ve come to impress me
and even though they bend
and droop
I hear high pitched tones
from the Christmas cactus,
tooting and roaring
a goodbye
to winter.
flowers made of air
petals dense in color
colors beyond palettes
sky bluer than ever
blue I can breathe
spring surging
beyond expectations
fulfilling hopes seeded
in coldest times
Morton Arboretum April 23