the first tulip bloomed today,
golden as butter,
and i wished i could show you
its delicately frilled petals

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i wish you could show me the spring

i wish you could show me the spring —
wildflowers waking up on the creek bank,
catkins greening at the slender ends of oak branches

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spirea

at the little grey house on the corner
the spirea has begun to bloom,
delicate white blossoms creeping mistily down its long, slender branches.

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april showers

after weeks of dry weather —
or merely a tease of moisture in the form of fog
or snow or sleet or drizzle —
the spring skies have finally broken open

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