2005/bright

A bright morning
the day after rain
and one day before
spring.
The door stands open,
so I can see the cyclamen
hanging on the rail
and hear the birds
who seem to know.
The neighbor’s pepper tree
bounces in the breeze.
The layered scene
is so lush this tedious
winter of intractable
infections and injured
house-bound cats
seems worth it.

3/20/05