A Spring Fling

A warm morning with baby blue skies and cotton clouds Dew glistens on green stems of watermelon pink peony buds A Robin prances on the ground pecking at grass sprigs As trees happily wave their fresh leaves in the breeze Chipmunks scurry about busy stealing seeds and nuts A flash of red and white appears with magnificent black wings Proudly displaying his tufted fire red crest while perched on Pine bark Drumming on the bark, then pausing with piercing shrills of his calls Squirrels freeze then continue to chatter and chase along the branches As Crows squawk and circle above the trees, announcing their arrival 3/13/2022 Contest: Form I - Imagism New Poem Poetry Contest Sponsor: Constance La France