From every pore of earth and sky

A promise to be kept

Spring

In a knot

Tying together blossom and birds

Sun spirits

curl on April’s shoulders

And rain shadows

Slant across the earth

atremble with flowers

Waiting to be born

Hush pretty petals

Shush, winds in the trees

The willow fronds

softly

gently

sing their green-eyed

lullaby to spring