Monday, April 1, 2019

spring's leafing

the budding twigs
are still leafless
but thick;
strong and delicate
this hedge,
underneath
a brittle skin
grow fleshy sinews,
woven together
into thousands
of small fingers

creation needs no mouth—
just enough surface to absorb
cold moisture in the air,
nutrients of the earth

a bird rests
in the boxwood,
and nature’s hospitable
to whatever flies her way
with speechless wisdom,
feckless but not feeble or futile

the song thrush sits still,
making herself at home
in the bush,
freckled feathers
catch the eye,
vibrant with subtle color,
richer than a gold leaf icon—
this life in spring’s leafing

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spring’s leafing
by troy cady

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