Come on and Spring already

Spring will soon show its bright new coat.

Just one more whiff of cold, perhaps to say

“This is what you are leaving behind, now

get ready for the colors and scents ahead.”

And the woods are littered with past years’ adventures.

Natural symmetry a kind of art

The symmetry of nature is a kind of Art.

It can be found in the ordinary,

all around us,

indoors or outdoors.

A winding stream thawed,
courses through remaining
patches of snow and ice;

tree branch collections,

birds perching above,

graffiti on a bike trail sign.

Fun to see what is out there

on a Saturday afternoon;

because there is time,

and just because...

Have a good day.

something else instead

Market crash,

restroom dash,

political clash,

workplace hash

All kind of things going on.

Big CEOs in and out of legal trouble,

Political scandals multiply like potholes.

More good people succumb to cancer,

more great actors disappear from the stage.

Someday the sun will shine again,

someday the temps will be above freezing.

Someday this winter of hatefulness will end,

only hope that I'm still around when it does.

The circus keeps whirling,

lights keep scintillating,

noise and mud and crowds unceasing.

The Human race keeps mutating

into something else instead.