I Like the Springtime

(With a nod to “The Mist and All”

a poem by Dixie Wilson that was my mentor text for writing my poem.)

I chose to revise a poem I wrote in 2017 to honor my favorite season and the coming of Poetry Month.)

#SOL23 Day 30 Thanks to twowritingteachers for the opportunity to write, share, learn, and grow.

I like the springtime,

The sunshine and all.

I like the warmth

On my face,

Melting like butter

On warm breakfast toast.

I like the rainy

sweet April day,

And the small-and-big puddles

That beckons me to

Be a kid again and SPLASH!

I like the rain.

I like the stormy skies,

Gray and black and menacing,

That rolls in quickly,

Threatening throaty rumbles of thunder

And jagged lightning streaks.

I like the stormy skies.

I like the flowers,

Bursting from gardens

Like precious treasure.

Yellows, pinks, purples, blues

That makes me want

To run inside for my camera.

I like the flowers!

I like a host of golden daffodils,

The first real splash of color in my yard,

The hibernation wake-up,

The return of bumble bees and butterflies,

Ponds and wetland thawing,

Trees budding and sap flowing.

I like to sit

And dream a bit –

And listen to nature’s winged quartet: 

Nuthatches, cardinals, robins, bluejays.

I like the springtime –

The sunshine and all.