Chameleon
Engorged chameleon lizard -
oh flip on your belly,
pop out your gizzard,
camouflaged by green bloom,
nibbling flower
fallen from bough
of naked wood budding.
Bee tango leaving
yellow pollen trail,
ballad of red robin
bouncing along.
Rabbit doing bunny hop
tap-tap, tap-tap, forward, back, hop hop, hop
color erupting
variegation of world,
golden petal
opening wide,
air gorged
with fragrance.
Flirt of new life
filled with innocence.
Bright emerald gown,
purification of humid rain.
Fledgling deer dance
with merry feet
tap-tap, tap-tap, forward, back, hop, hop, hop
drone of honeybee
on fruited tree.
heather purple
upon the hill.
Craned neck
of reaching buttercup
reflecting youth.
Flight of the butterfly
rebirth of healing earth
waltz of life
tap-tap, tap-tap, forward, back, hop, hop, hop.
Spring has sprung!
Winter now gone
Cotton white cloud floating in the blue
Green field and red poppy
Yellow daffodil and blue bell
Warm night and an even warmer heart
I hear the cricket and frog at night
High in hymn and happy
Time to lie in bed with no blanket
Hearing mother nature perform her lullaby
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Thaw
March the unrequited in from the cold
to where they can attempt to grow,
although firmly throttled by a firm hold.
A greener fool banded around a pinky
among what remained of an earlier meal.
Dancing to the rhythm of the tapping finger.
May there be protection from the imminent
for any keen on refuge from the foolhardy orbit.
The calm eye awaited any other,
a light bath for a June bug.
Lighting the way for life to bloom,
along a path where vibrant colour can bleed from muted grey.
Winter melted away to feed what it left eagerly deprived
under the unforgiving weight of a heavy cover.
Bienvenido el Verano
I live through the winter
Hungry
Bone-chilling cold
Killing tree and flower alike
Making the earth hard
And impenetrable
Except for a very few
I wait longingly
For the change
Too long in coming
Where I can feed on warmth
And gentle rain
Watching life re-emerge
Ready to begin
A new cycle of life
Only then
In bright light
And long days
Do I, too, awake
And begin to feel alive
Once more
#poetry #challenge #elverano