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