No Blooms Yet

rock border, hostas,
and a new lupine. work day
saturday success.

Peas and Hops

the plants are rising
as the school year closes down
(garden life cycle)

though the frost persists
spring pushes its petals through
filled with rays of hope

rainy Mother's Day
(cantaloupe aches for planting)
my babies: plants, pets

crabapple blossoms
create a cute kitty cave
on a cool May morn

the blooms of today
will disappear tomorrow
and it hurts. it hurts.

all i want today
is to watch the sunlight shift
on these reborn blooms

the blue-sky morning
can't capture a year of loss
(oh Lord, that sweet scent)

yet afternoon light
so perfectly shines rosy
(ends this hell-frost year)

the tulips have bloomed
as bright as a sunny day 
ending spring’s late start

a new moon rising
bringing blossoms to springtime
blooms: the cat's meow

a birthday ski day
followed by badminton, cake
and these perfect blooms