Daffodil carpet
spread out under bare limbed trees
Welcome mat for spring.
Wafting on spring winds
blossoms drfiting, blown off trees
like an April snow.
Wet days, then sunshine
Rain coats. Seventies. Short sleeves.
Shifty spring weather.
She picks ev’ry stick
grasped in her baby fingers
so diligently
Biting April winds
awakens my winter coat
from hibernation.
She stands hesitant
Atop the mountain slide. Watis.
Then zips down with glee.
Buffeting spring winds.
Bracing. Cuts through the sunshine.
Blows off lethargy.
Spring brings morning sun
slanting through kitchen windows
stabs me in the eye.
Pandemic reset.
I’m relaxing commitments
to expectations