Bonnie Marie

twenty two years yesterday passed

 one rain cloud covers another snow

pellets mix with ice and rain 

wandering the planet snowdrops bloom 

ice melts oh so slowly and crocuses stick

up their yellow heads shouting

twenty two years yesterday passed 

coyotes chase rabbits seeking 

new shoots for nibbling

running toward summer solstice 

       from spring equinox

mystery of snowfall

twenty two years yesterday passed

wild geese fly high, blue jays call

the chickadee sees 

life moving forward or in circles of

wonder unfolding and enfolding 

life 

twenty two years passed yesterday. 

gkn April 13 2018