A Long Sleep
The lingering gentle rain
   upon my roof
      urges me to "sleep in,"
which I do without remorse.

Waiting for Rain
Gentle sounds of thunder
    roll across the heavens.
Clouds are mostly shades of
    blue and gray--
       though God has used some
white for highlights.
Even as the sky gets darker
    the shadows inside
       deepen-- lights are now required.
And still the rain holds off.
And
still . . . .

Seven Signs of a Roxford Spring
A moth at the porch light
Frogs croaking
Falling asleep to rain on the roof
Awakening to mud muddles
       where there had only been dust before
Mourning doves courting in the yard
Daffodils
and
Green grass!

Rain
Where
oh
where
is
the
rain?
Send in the rain.
Don't bother
it's
here!
(By the bucket,
no less.)

Around the Corner
It is a bright spring day
they day is warm
the sky is cloudless.
But when I walk around the
corner
I am hit
by a burst of wind
that makes me
believe that
winter might yet
make
a
re
appearance.

On Warm Spring Days
Everything seems brighter
   cleaner, clearer: nicer
people
roads
cattle
pets
everything!
Today it was warm
with a light breeze
and hardly a cloud in the sky.
Spring it would seem
has finally
arrived.
  

Moseying Cows
When cows go visiting
  down the road,
      around the bend.
Then neighbors meet
   to get everyone sorted out
     and back where they belong.