Green Leaves of Spring
couplets
Surveying green, leaves me somewhat unfazed;
‘til spring leaves appear and my eyebrows raise.
Riddle, ma riddle, ma riddle me green,
how many shades of green can be seen?
There’s teal and pine, and most common - chartreuse.
Some leaves are olive, the evergreen’s spruce.
What of mint and moss and there’s lime or jade?
Brownish-specked hazel, my least fav’rite shade.
The leaves of spring are all about green;
it’s the revival of life that we keen.
When bare trees of winter begin to grow
I go for a drive and watch nature’s show.
written 21 Mar 2015
for Francine's It's Spring, Show Me the Green contest
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