by my daughter Gillian, 12, decorated
with colorful accurate blossoms.
SPRING
A Book of Poems and Haikus, by Jill Jackson
©copyright 1970, Jackson & Co.
Rockford – Kent – New Haven
The motorboat’s buzz
Is a constant mosquito
Across the blue lake
In a dark alley
A cat runs across the street
To talk with a friend.
The waterfall’s splash
Echoes the tune of the birds’
Happy melodies.
The earth smells of rain,
A rose bud opens up.
Some birds land in a field
To drink from buttercups.
Wind plays with water,
The grass grows in the glen,
All the birds are singing,
Spring has come again.
2021 Jacqueline Jackson
This article appears in House divided.
