“It’s raining spring!”

Penelope declares,

blossoms flurrying

by Kelly

the flowering crabs

pop as a tornado hits –

beauty is short lived

by Alison

still the rain -

red blossoms cover

closed windows

by Alison

“It’s SOOO cool…” she says

while poking the poor slug with

a dandelion

by Alison

pink azaleas

apple and cherry blossoms -

I breath in each scent

by Kelly

the magnolia

next door suddenly full blown —

I picture a child

by Kelly

What’s that shock of red?

early tulips in full bloom —

I’m eager for change

by Kelly

how bright the yellow

of my neighbor’s daffodils —

spring, please come faster

by Alison

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I remember

last spring’s Peonies while

crafting scented soaps

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by Alison

daughter dictates her

story of the shy princess -

sugar plum blossoms