forsythia gives
way to iris and lilac bloom
artic ice sweats rain

even earth worm
crawls out to greet the sun
what leech in swamp feel?

naive doves coo
as crows caws at the cloud
invisible cloud of CO2

imagine the bouquet
of lilac and inhale the perfume
wish summer is forever

welcome the gray light
of morning, let it touch you
let it be a healing hand

©Byung A. Fallgren