Soon there will be flowers
Trove of tempest drained
Lilies from lulled bowers
Violet vales unchained
Soon instead of snowflakes
Layered white on white
Spring will unveil landscapes
Dappled with delight
Beneath snow-quilt dozes
Tulip, daffodil
Gardens pink with roses
Daisy-dazzled hill
Hyacinth and lupine
Patient peony
Lilac, apple-blossoms
Green-leaf lacy tree
Winter winds down hours
To the poetry
Of bright-grinning flowers
Where white used to be
© Janet Martin
Soon while supper is cooking we will be looking at the clock,
trying to decide if we should till or weed the garden, cut the grass or clean
the windows, sweep porches or prune perennials, edge borders or freshen
something with a fresh coat of paint so…enjoy the break!
Make that tea!
Read that book!
Soon there will be flowers…
and weeds
and cobwebs
and gardens to dig
and seeds to plant
and trimming to do
and bikes to ride
and…
well, you get the idea!
Love the "bright-grinning flowers" image :)
ReplyDeleteThe tea looks SO good.
The tea is special and so is the cup. Victoria gave me a special gingerbread tea from Teavana for Christmas. The tea-cup is from Melissa to Victoria. She found it at a vintage shop in Toronto:)
DeleteThe poem was written partly as a reminder to self:)
The cup is gorgeous. I think tea calls for a cup, not a mug.
ReplyDeleteTastes so much better from a cup!
I agree:)!!
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