May/June 2023

Hmmm . . . Is it? Is the time ripe? Or is it not . . . Hmmm . . . Better go check in case it is, Better not delay the bliss, Maybe it is, There is a smell of grass, Maybe it is, The chickadees are exploring, Maybe it is coming . . . I better check . . . And there it is— Here at last! The harsh winter has now passed, The evidence is clear, The frost is melted to a smear, The soil is alive, Things are awakening, Stretching, Leaving only a slight tingling, Confirming this miraculous arrival.