“Remember
when we walked
arm-in-arm
through
the blue-green
wood?
You said
you would
return…”
Leaves rustling,
flowers blooming,
she paused.
“I’m waiting…”
— C.Birde, 5/22
Woodland — An Image
Spring
Cherry Tree — An Image
“I arrive
in a flurry of petals,”
her voice sailed,
sweetly scented,
“White, pink, yellow…
given to you
on April’s
tossing breeze.”
— C.Birde, 4/22
Will — An Image
“I will rain,
&
I will reign.”
Her voice
called storms
& stroked
stone.
“As
I
will.”
— C.Birde, 6/21
Wrenish — A Poem
— C.Birde, 6/21
Poise — An Image
“Green lace
& green velvet
are
timeless…”
she mused,
wearing both
to spellbinding
effect.
— C.Birde, 5/21
Bliss — A Poem
To sit outdoors
in cool spring
air
wearing a shawl
of sunlight
& accomplishing
no more
than the disport
of small friends
unseen
in a season’s span,
in their garments
fresh & shining –
bliss.
— C.Birde, 5/21
Swoon — A Poem
Lilac perfume
& swoon
of chartreuse,
pollen-ed
air…
A-swim
& stippled in
Spring’s ritual
laving…
Every pore
aware.
— C.Birde, 5/21
In Pink — An Image
“I am,”
she said
with sly smile
& wink,
“quite literally
living in the
(yellow-white-violet)
pink…”
— C.Birde, 4/2
Entrusted — An Image
“Yes,
I know…”
Even as she spoke,
her infinite heart
entrusted its pulse
to all things.
“O, yes,
I’ve missed you,
too.”
— C.Birde, 4/21
Wisp — A Poem
Pale wisp
of breath,
of life,
that I am
Petal-filled
with Spring,
with drifts
of redbud
& cherry,
crabapple
& quince
Pray, do not
restrict me
to such
narrow space
of heart
that I fade
from memory
upon
exhalation.
— C.Birde, 4/21
Nightjars & Damselflies 