First Signs of Spring

Blue and gray canopy laden with showers Bashful green filigree kindled with flowers... Landscapes the color of weathered burlap... Bird-warble wakening earth from its nap... Robins return with their antics and lays... Treetops still barren are ringing with praise... Bleak garden canvases start beckoningExciting artists with first signs of spring... Blue and gray canopy laden with showersBashful green filigree kindled with flowersLengthening daylight and dusk lingeringThese are a few of the first signs of spring Landscapes the color of weathered burlapBird-warble wakening earth from its napStiff breeze and soft zephyr tug-of-warringThrilling our thoughts with the first signs of spring Robins return with their antics and laysTreetops still barren are ringing with praiseBleak garden canvases start beckoningExciting artists with first signs of spring Raindrops plip plop in a wild hip-hop danceSun-kisses tease eager hearts with romanceSugar-shacks teem with maple-tree’s sweet flingDrizzling warm pancakes with first signs of spring Windows edge upward to let in fresh airSouth-facing porches are graced with a chairPretty pussy-willow bouquets are purringFrom front hall tables with first signs of spring Refurbished rivulets ripple and glimGod, its great Maestro and joy, its glad hymnUnfurled, like silver ribbon-song shimmeringWinding through meadows in first signs of spring © Janet Martin Pretty pussy-willow bouquets are purringFrom front hall tables with first signs of spring...