Last week debutante trees shimmered
in gowns of pink and white
Today all soiled and green-mottled
Last week a crowd of daffodils
nodded sunny time to wind-rhythms
Today heads downcast, stiff, shrunken
But today mahonia's blossoms buzz with bee-banter
purple pansies curtsey in the breeze
and every garden offers
tulip goblets of red, yellow
white, blush, wine
Slow down, I beg from speeding car
Wait, I plead from office window
or Spring's party will be over
before I find time to come
c. 2004 - by V. Nesdoly
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