ANTICIPATIENCE
by Norma C. Wilson
Even in seasons of drought,
finches turn yellow-gold;
and cherry trees don pale
pink crowns more fragile than glass.
We rely on the wind and clouds
to provide. Yet thunderstorms cause
updrafts. Air rises and cools. Ice
crystals form and grow into stones
too heavy to float.
Hail smashes the blossoms of spring.
Yet after the storm, sun dazzles
Earth’s jewels, warming the backs
of turtles, mallards, snakes.
Earth grows tipsy in spring! A turkey
struts with tail fan wide. We inhale wild
plums’ sweet breath. At night we check the forecast,
fingers crossed that we won’t get frost.
Days we’re lucky, rain gently washes
lace-like flowers and lime green leaves
as emerald grass glows.
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