Bird song calls for an April awakening.
Daffodil responds with exuberant blooms.
The garden absorbs replenishing rains.
Strawberry patch greens and sends forth runners.
Rain barrel awaits its overturn from winter
to begin the seasonal work of gathering.
Deck looks to be populated again by furnishings to welcome guests.
An outdoor oasis of green, bespotted with bursts of yellow, white, purple
and pastels as blooms bring color to the backyard canvas.
Trees that have stood as quiet sentinels through dormant days
now bud and leaf forth in response.
The call for an April awakening comes to all.
© 2025 Daniel M. Cash
danielcash 