Early April
In strengthening spring sun
last remnants of snow dissolve –
drip from roof’s edges,
form rivulets along path.
Robins arrive in garden, search
for worms under decaying leaves.
Sprouts of daffodils stretch
their long, green limbs upwards
as if to gather armfuls
of shimmering solar rays.
Lainie Senechal
Announcement: I am exhibiting my watercolors in a group show at Amesbury City Hall during the month of April.