2017.04.15: empty hands

while spring rain brings forth

green in shapes of buds and shoots

these bare limbs hang mute

2017.03.20: carnival

nature park in spring

walking by vendors hawking

songbirds seeking mates

beneath the road din

wind rushing through dry stalks

first sounds of new leaves

full moon lights the way

despite frigid temperatures

bulbs open to love

swirling gusts scatter

yesterday’s joy under feet

blossom covered path

snow white blooms give way

redbird notes highlight new green

too soon the silence

colorful plumage

flocks breaking into pairs

ashes on foreheads