Buzz

photo of a blue Lancer parked under three blooming jacaranda trees

Parked under a tree;
the bees on my bonnet seek
jacaranda blooms.

Spring

Photo of lush grasslands, with a creek running through it and tall gumtrees around it. — Spring is here.

Sun shines; cloudless sky,
lush grass wave at passers by—
I sneeze all the way.

Celebration

Close up photo of a vibrant bottlebrush.

Christmas comes early;
baubles on suburban trees:
red bottlebrushes.

Blossoming

Photo of white apricot flowers on bare tree branches, against a gloomy and cloudy spring day.

Like cream atop pie,
little white dollops on trees—
spring is in the air.

Endurance

Close up photo of a sunflower clops on, its petals starting to open.

Attempting to bloom,
spring putting on a brave face,
for winter’s last week.