Writing

Green

In the foreground

palest new lilac leaves

bounce.

Behind, tiny ribbed birch leaves

delicately dance.

The elder’s compact sweeping branches

wimble, at their tips,

holding the dark green distance

resolutely.

A spray of rain percusses new leaves,

rebounds from hard earth

between rapidly growing green spikes.

A dark bird flutters away,

droplets form on the camera lens,

a gust sighs into the microphone

and in the background

cars sizzle past.

Jacqueline Summer

25.04.12