The Widow Wyile sits on her deck
mows the lawn
weeds the walk
all the while
having a lilac scented
wind bath

every surface covered
in fine fine fine
yellow pollen 

t    m         u   s
   u     u l t    o u         air

ALIVE with song

the resident oven bird
cheer cheer cheers
the doves coor-coor-coooo
ever so comfortingly
mournful
the pheasants squawk and flap
registering their startled protest
and displaying their resplendent plumage
while the robins, sparrows, crows,
eagles, owls, chickadees and maybe even
the secretive
hummingbird
join in the freewill
soundscape

the grass grows
the oregano multiplies
in expanding mounds
the late spring abundance
is well underway