Groundhogs amble past brambles.
Winter torpor adds a weighty waddle
to their dandelion waltz.
A grumpy rabbit nibbles clover
and twitches as a staccato wind
showers him in pink petals.
Woodpecker’s tympani tapping
echoes from pine to spruce.
A cat lifts one paw, conducting.
The sun draws mist like applause
from yesterday’s icy puddles.
In the hush, a butterfly egg cracks.
Once the symphony has begun,
even the silence is undone.
Copyright 2018 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: I’m hearing spring notes on the fluting wind. Surely the snow is past. Time for winter to take a bow and retire. Happy Earth Day! This year, Earth Day organizers are promoting the reduction of plastics. I pledge to use less bottled water.
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I was so interested to read yesterday, Brenda, that scientists have engineered a plastic eating enzyme, hopefully, to assist with all the plastic waste we humans have created… Here’s hoping!
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Let’s hope it doesn’t have any awful side effects! And that the waste isn’t worse. 🙂 Meanwhile, I plan to wash out and reuse bread bags.
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We’ve started to use reusable cloth bags for our shopping (bought for this purpose). The major supermarkets here in Australia will be withdrawing the plastic bags from July onwards. I believe it’s a great first step!
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We’ve been using reusable bags for some time, but I still forget occasionally. Trying harder. There’s still produce in plastic bags that I then use for trash at home. Can’t think how to avoid that. But I can wash and reuse bags that contained bread…
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Yes, so much comes in plastic bags. Hopefully, manufacturers will take up the challenge and change their packaging to be more Earth friendly. What I do rather like is that this is becoming a conversation; that has to be a great beginning, too!
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The more people talking about it, the more likely we are to make change. Thanks for adding your words. I washed out a ziplock this morning. 🙂
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😀
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Such a lovely poem Brenda – I enjoyed reading it very much and I can picture the ground ambling and hearing grumpy rabbit. 😉
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🙂 Glad you liked it.
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Beautiful imagery💕
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Thanks!
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Great post, Brenda! 🙂
We recycle all of our plastic and fill up reusable gallons of water (at Walmart) for our drinking water.
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We use stainless steel water bottles and glass leftover dishes as much as we can. We filter our water. I aim to use less bags, less fleece, less packaged food.
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the last stanza. oh my. ties the whole ensemble perfectly ❤
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Thank you.
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Beautiful post. What a wonderful way to see nature! 🙂
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I’m focusing on the good today. 🙂
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Right on!! Something we should try to do everyday. Thank you for the post! God bless! 🙂
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I love this poem. Absolutely beautiful. We all need to use less plastic, no doubt about it.
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We can all do better. 🙂 And thanks!
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Stupendous-ly Beautiful. 😎🥀😎🥀😎🥀😎🥀
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Thank you!
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thank you, this was a lovely way to embrace the day –
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Glad you stopped by Beth. 🙂
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By the Brambles was my morning treat. Thanks for sharing your Earth Day message!
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Thanks for reading! 🙂
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I love the colourful imagery in your poem, Brenda. ‘A grumpy rabbit nibbles clover’ priceless!!!
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We aren’t the only ones hoping spring is really here. 🙂
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A very beautiful post. 🙂
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Thank you!
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