early spring – leaf and twig

Penciled In

barest
outlines of colors
before leaves unfurl

aged arbor
speaks to me
of countless happy times

finery
of frost
a frozen flowering

dashing the hope
of early spring
winter returned

every leaf bud revels
in the space
reserved for their expansion

quaker bonnets
gather in the grass
spring worship

amidst bare branches
last year’s crabapples
inspiration for spring blooms

Sweet simple beauty
blooming in the grass
offering the scent of hope.