Southern Summer

In the oceans of cherry tree blossoms Shades of pink and red ebb and flow like tides Prehensile tails curled tight, sleeping possums adorn the arbor eaves where she resides The southern summer sun in sky abides, as bleeding hearts and hyacinths bloom wild to share his gifts that light and life provides awaiting the grasp of curious child Verdant virgin meadows yet undefiled Open hearts and stems to honey’s sweet kiss Those lone, fallow fields Winter once reviled Alive and thriving with pink vernal bliss And I, among them, drink straight from the tap; dream honeysuckle dreams in Summer’s lap