Expectant

What to write about today?

Write about Spring…

My love suggests

Except

We are still waiting

Its arrival late

The trees asleep

Soil still frozen

Seasons’ suspended

Climates

Upended

… Instead

I’ll write about the Spring

Of my childhood

Barefoot

Treading slowly

Through the morning dew

Greeting our mountains

Shining

In daybreak’s blue

I recall

Edelweiss blooms

Rambling roses

Peeking through

Sugar sweet nasturtiums new

Morning glories

Saluting the young moon

Our valley nurtures life again

We plaited

Namakwa daisy chains

Learnt about summer fruit blossoms

White and pale pink sweet

A rich victory

To the birds and bees

Chasing an innocence

Grown-ups can never retrieve

Way too soon
Summer’s heat descends

The mid-morning mirage

Rises relentlessly

Scorching
Bare feet

Lush
The fig tree retreat

Thirst quenching melons red and orange

Fresh like turtle dove plumage

Strong my remnant memories

Another season passed

Deep ideas I can still string

Little trickles concentrate cool and free

The river of life

Reborn every Spring

By Simone Beatrice Naik Noemdoe, 2012-03-17.