in burrow deep
seeped in brown
earth aromas,
rings an insistent,
vernal alarm
waking one now
suddenly thrust
up into lingering
white bewilderment
the chipmunk
skips and skitters
on golden feet
across a crusty
snow white world
dutifully answering
the eternal
cold call
of spring
For the Record,
This day came in warm and sunny with lots of melting!!!
I retired from public school teaching after happily spending twenty eight years playing in Kindergarten. Now I fill my days watching cat antics, taking endless...
