Best Poems Written by Diane Schmolka

Almost Spring

Almost Spring
almost spring a snow blanket  spreads like fine down  
upon burgeoning  grass I have glimpsed just hours before sleep
our cat slips outside to  tentatively massage white-veiled sprigs 
each paw releases a new awareness 
but he moves over this covered turf an experienced lover in pre-dawn
he has felt stirrings since Imbolc, fantasies playing within 
knowing this ground is shy  sensing it needs time
and its own intricate complex rooms to hide
while we rationalize our patient diplomacy
attempt to retain secret longings  to furrow spread
and tongue vulnerable sod
crocus will be first to peep through 
but many more bulbs will  burst their  tight skins 
pop their timid heads through this waiting loam
then tulips emerge with daffodils incessantly crowding 
by then my whole  garden will be  kissed with  tender green stems 
warm breezes  will  gently  tease this  flesh of timeless beauty 
to her passionate response.
 
Diane Stevenson Schmolka

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