It’s a regular barometer for observing the changes
Springtime’s bounty of fresh and luscious growth
Blossoming into a mass of pinkish-white petals
This wild cherry tree adds colour to April’s Garden
Autumn’s arrival and presence is often windswept
Unnerving and felt loudly when east winds blow-in
Many days can be quite placid with a softer rain
Nature takes its course as leaves tumble to earth
Rustic clusters settling into mounds upon the lawn
Bare limbs forlornly adopt their seasonal mode
Nearby flowerbeds capture the newest footprint
Viola and pansy flowers still retain cheery smiles
Where Fall’s tokens now adorn the scenic view…
Eileen T O’Neill 09/11/2023
You've beautifully captured the colors of seasons. Specially love how the poem begins.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely, Eileen - your beautiful poem and the photo. Amazing that you still have blooms. I love the pansies - and the curled leaf on top, a portent of harsher weather to come. So lovely to read you again!
ReplyDeleteEileen, I love the very poetic idea that your tree is a barometer of changing seasons. I am sure it is just beautiful to look at in April, but those rustic clusters can be lovely as well. There is one sure thing...and that beauty has many faces during the year!
ReplyDeleteTrees really are a barometer for the seasons. I can clearly see the transition to the fall season. There are no garden flowers here. The only flowers I see are the autumn potted mums in yellow and orange placed by doorways.
ReplyDeleteI woke this morning to a dusting of snow.
Wonderful image capturing the seasonal transition - with the same imaging conveyed in the flow of the words.
ReplyDeleteThe cherry tree is a wonderful touchstone of the seasons. I love that you can see it from your window and also head outside to feel the wind.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of a tree as ‘regular barometer for observing the changes’, Eileen; our wild cherry doesn’t have fruit but it adds colour to our garden through most of the year – I’m just sad when its branches are bare in the winter.
ReplyDeleteAhhh how lovely and vibrant and fresh and refreshing.. a beautiful respite from the troubles of the world.
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