Back in college, we would blithely hack at the flowering trees to leave each other bouquets. Today, I offer you these, still growing where they stand:
May Day
~Tess TaylorThey go, the early flags, the gory maples—
so too the daffodils & Lenten roses.
Other petals swirl & nights warm.Buds thicken and cast shadows:
in a thunderstorm
I almost forget the ice that was.Narcissi suckle watery paths;
meadows heap up emerald masses.
How green & I want to delightexcept this undertow—it pulls so fast
passing before I recognize it—
like souls in Dante who can’t see the present,white lilacs curdle in pre-summer heat.
The parade I barely noticed was beginning
is already halfway down the street.
I did the same as a child and now as an adult, I much appreciate the beauty of the blossoms on the trees. And, those violets!
Comment by AsKatKnits 05.01.18 @ 7:49 amSounds like typical college kids! I love your photos. Happy May. I put out our hummingbird feeders just in case. Forsythia and magnolia are in bloom here as well as tulips!
Comment by kathy b 05.01.18 @ 2:11 pm