Diana Darby ** "I V" ** Intravenous

Spring

Spring is coming.
Can you see it?
It is in the air
like coffee roasting
or garlic browning in a hot skillet.
It is so near
I can taste it.
It is in the blues and reds and yellows.
It is in the daffodils’ heads
and robins’ breasts.
It is in the lawn with its new green shoots of grass.
It is in the backseat of cars,
and in school yards,
and in the morning sun
which comes earlier and earlier each day.
It is in my eyes,
and in my walk.
It is in the grasshopper’s flight,
and the bluebird’s song.
It is in the paws of pups hungry for adventure.
It is everywhere I turn.