One Day In Early May

In bright spring sunshine

tidily swept by rinsing rain

pink petals edge driveways

creamy white apple blossoms

tinged with red 

nipple 

boughs

brighter green new growth

on evergreen trees

over wintering lettuce 

swiss chard, sorrel

everywhere life forms are alive

                                          and growing

living out their DNA

and our species?

so clever

so smart

so civilized

still no word of peace

just havoc. 

Dick Russell (C) Richard M Russell

                         2024