Feeders Cleaned, Refilled, Returned

 Gift of choosing to

make peace with the pine siskins:

Rose breasted grosbeak

~dkm 41/52

Pollen Season

Pollen and petals 

swirling in a rain puddle

bring to mind the verse

“April Rain Song” by

Langston Hughes, the poem we

said from memory

each day of April

on the first grade rug for our

poem-of-the-month

~dkm 40/52

                “April Rain Song”

Let the rain kiss you

Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops  

Let the rain sing you a lullaby 

The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk

The rain makes running pools in the gutter 

The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night 

And I love the rain

                                                      ~Langston Hughes

Yoshino Cherry Blossoms

A moment of Zen

when spent pink petals drop to

carpet the driveway

~dkm 39/52

 

Gardening Pleasure

Dip and lift of beak

I watch a mockingbird drink

Perched on birdbath lip 

~dkm 38/52

Tech Truth

I apologized 

to my grandson for needing 

technology help

He excused me with 

"But Omi, you were born in 

the nineteen hundreds."

~dkm 37/52

For Jacob

Thundercloud plum tree

Planted with a bottle of

Muccigrosso red

Chosen for its leaves

The color of pinot noir

And for its March bloom

~dkm 36/53

Remembering Ruby

There is a beauty

in death as well as in life,

teach the camellias

~dkm 35/52 

Rogue Hyacinth

What's that purple spot

In leaves under daffodils?

Have a closer look

Perhaps a squirrel 

buried it for safekeeping

It sprouted and grew

Distinctive fragrance

Fortunate color combo

Liliaceous

Wayward hyacinth

May you divide and prosper

for future bouquets

~dkm 34/52

Pine Siskin Irruption Year Hazard

Perched at my window

Outside looking in. A pair

of fluffy fledglings?

No, it's too early

for newbies to be out, plus 

Siskins don't nest here

These two don't fly off

Even as camera moves close

More sleepy than scared

Research is needed

I consult good Dr. Zinn

It's salmonella!

Poisoned by feces

Outbreak among pine siskins

From west coast to east

Feeders must come down

Decks must be disinfected

Until siskins leave

Mystery solved but

such unhappy solution

for all of Georgia

~dkm  33/52

Oh Camellias Japonica Trio

How every spring you

bring me to revere anew

your petal and hue

Veiny rose of Jack's,

    Pale flesh of Hagoromo,

    and Pink Perfection

Your ardent frailty

Your breathless gentility

Your humility

~dkm 32/52