April 07, 2006

Friday Evening on the Lanai

Dogwood at my door, Early blooms of our Dogwood trees. Bella Vista AR

The sighing wind draws me,
out, to the screen in porch
Where the kitties are sniffing the breeze
after a day indoors

I too am drawn to fresh evening air
and seem not to care about dinner
or bills or anything but quiet
after a day in the office

The dogwoods at my door remind,
that the days of spring are few
and fading like the blossoms
after unseasonable heat

The soft pastels of spring
Bright pinks and breathless greens
Accented by creamy dogwood blossoms
Charm and beguile me to sit till dusk

And inhale the sweetness of tiny pleasures
Flowering gifts of Ozark Spring
Here for a moment, gone with the rain
Retuning in the silence of the evening