Ode to Spring
Green season is nearly here
Sweet-water scent of life
Cool, tender reeds on sandaled feet
Green means birds
Chirps, warbles, whistles, clicks, streams
Masked by leaves, hidden among trees
Song from everywhere and nowhere
Green wild prairie grass
Untamed spirit of growth
Lively emerald spires piercing
Through the brown blanket of last year
On a quiet path, the umbrella of trees whispers
“Walk and relax and breathe”
With a slight breeze, delicate quaking jewels
Of fresh leaves spin vibrant
Rosy and white petals of crabapple blossoms
Release a fragrant melody for the bees
Season of buttery trumpeting daffodils
And tulips, tulips, rainbows of willowy tulips
Spring is finally here
Nature nearby is a monthly column by Eden Prairie resident Amber D. Stoner.
Tulips will be here soon. Photo by Amber D. Stoner