Spring!
The empty milkweed pod
Fills with sunshine.
Donna
Cold days;
buds on the branches
open so slowly.
Cynthia
Snow melt trickles
into the dry river bed--
Spring begins.
MaryJane
Spring cleanup--
under decayed leaves
a forgotten crocus.
Adelaide
Morning mist;
A grindstone and the axe edge
Meet with sparks.
Donna
A spring breeze;
The cut miscanthus
Lie in the compost.
Donna
Gray skies;
Water droplets remain
On a broad leaf.
Keith
After the rain
Birds sing unseen--
So many notes.
Keith
Fat buds
turning to purple blooms;
the lilac.
Cynthia
Wild poppies sway
by the old corral gate--
A slow day.
MaryJane
Almost spring;
a line of ants coming out
of the cracked molding.
Kim
The first day of spring:
coming in the open door
a loamy dampness.
Adelaide
Billowing clouds;
a calligrapher's first stroke
against the white.
Wendy
A cloudy sky...
Even the poppies stay
curled up.
Carole
Ripe figs
splitting on the branch--
distant thunder.
Wendy
Heavy rain--
collecting cheery blossoms
with each step.
Adelaide
The creek;
fast flowing water--
day after day...
Cynthia
Twilight rain;
the strong scent of lilacs
through the window.
Adelaide
An early spring morning:
the damp smell of wet earth
warming in the sun.
Adelaide
A spring walk--
The sound of snakes
awakening.
Carole
Cold spring rain--
In the woods five deer nibble
on new growth.
Adelaide
The uncut lawn;
White and violet wild flowers
Here and here...
Kamern
O--
the open mouths
of koi!
Wendy
