Memories On Branches

Awakened by a budding desire Trees burst forth in bloom As their colors set the landscape afire which attracts the insects that groom the blossoms, as they exude a sweet perfume Butterflies frolic amidst the branches Seeking shade in the heat of the day As our feathered friends give us songs that enhance With melodies coming from blue jays While a woodpecker hammers out a tune his way A hummingbird hovers to a flower's sway A flourish of leaves, gold and red, are now seen Which disguise a lugubrious fall As squirrels gather food in between the shadows of its implicit pall Though its vibrant colors do enthrall Snowflakes and ice crystals soon descend Clothing the trees in a coat of white, Later icicles will extend From the limbs, as a snowy owl in flight Moves silently through the frigid night