the garden

Leafing out all over

Early morning light plays in the new leaves at the edge
of  deep green, massive spruces that line the drive
at Greenwood

 

Elsewhere in the garden
the feathery leaves of threadleaf Japanese maples
in the sun
and in shilouette

 

The tulip poplar leaves
glow like lime green sour candies

Offerings

violets and one bright blue, pinkish-tan, and soft green egg
from the Ladies of Greenwood
inspected by the "Easter Buddy"
of course

He approved

Easter morning

i thank You God for most this amazing
day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes

(i who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun's birthday; this is the birth
day of life and of love and wings: and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)

how should tasting touching hearing seeing
breathing any--lifted from the no
of all nothing--human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?

(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)

                                        e.e. cummings