in this massive yet magnificent metropolis
we so lovingly like to call may
its fragile spring to us means 'Colors'
offered to dulled by dead winter eyes in elaborate
detail yet haphazard array
flowers out maneuver the morning's chill
to stand proudly erect among its aging frost
the seeds burst forth from the soil's hold
to prove yet again that they are indeed not forever
lost
man thrives with fresh, clean, crisp air
inhaled sharply into his primitive beast's breast
for he knows there is so much to do now
that old man winter has finally laid himself down
again for his long winter's rest
animals bound joyously from their cozy clusters to
witness yet another special spring for which they
know they have truly been blessed
into such readied realm of Patient Wonder they almost
unknowingly take part to visually digest
man must be the most lucky of all God's fair and fated
creatures
for his need to write of such simplistic beauty
lays the foundation for later generations to act as
their future's teachers
rarely if ever have I had the pleasure to be so
utterly charmed
by a season so beautifully gentled by its own
contribution to the calender that nary a living
creature has it ever harmed............
( written May 1,1992 am)