Saturday, March 6, 2010

Spring is in the air

I decided to celebrate the feeling of Spring
by bringing flowers to the office.
Flowers are such a happy luxury - necessity.
I can't help but smile in the florists' shop,
the damp, fragrant air,
the sound hush, somehow,
maybe from all the leaves, petals and dirt,
singing their own soft song. 

I celebrate the feeling of Spring on
Morning walks so balmy,
that vernal pools from the day's melting snow,
remain unfrozen overnight,
to welcome sleepy eyes with glittering reflections,
and whispered trickles.


Something About Sunsets

There is something about sunsets that always makes me melancholy.  Dylan Thomas whispers in my ears.  "Do not go gentle into that goo...