May 1, 2009

a-maying (i)



April began wet,
northeast winds through the inlet
soaking down spring’s seed

May’s first days are dry,
but filled with blooms, promises,
life begins anew

five entries to sing
of petite blossoms, bursting
with life, all of life

and to recollect
rich seventeenth words*
never forgotten



*Corinna’s Going A-Maying
by Robert Herrick