Spring rain this morning
... the first ...
Mud paste on pavement
Sleet mixed in,
With winter dust
and darnel.

Tulips gathered
the moisture
With every breath
in growth spiral
God's simple plan
growth upwards
from Earth terrain,

The great Encourager,
with sinless chin high,
Daffodils, snow poppers
Grow they, go I

Forager father
to gather sweet aroma
of Spring.


Patrick Darnell (1994)