In Mid-May
Scents of lilac colors of columbine lavender purple
beside a path strewn with cedar chips sun bleached
between rhododendrons some already bloomed
Fresh white blossoms beneath an early flowering bush
shriveled red blossoms near another like blood
while multi-hued buds unfurl on an even later bush
Lush lemon-size green buds unfurling gold sheaths
enclosing gorgeous, upturned kiss-pursed red lips
becoming melon-size many stalked blossoms basking in the sun
Persimmon leaves are paler green than the walnut tree
rhododendron leaves another shade of green
holly leaves are dark with endpoint imagery
A fountain where fortune grants free wishes
which free range crows with no saliva needing water
pollute with peanut shells
Dick Russell © Richard M Russell
2025
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