A spring day in cinquains-March 30 '17

Lenten Roses - photo by Uncle Norval Ziegler, Oak Ridge, TN

I. I hear

doves from across

the road. Cardinals--from

behind me--chitter. Cool after

the storm.

II. & III. Mocker

eats from the new

suet cake on a limb

of the still-bare beautyberry.

Red bird

against

the blue metal

feeder has trouble with

perching peg. I need to fill both

feeders.

IV. A large

red-headed wood-

pecker at the suet

cake until I moved to take a

photo.

V. Pink bloom

of azalea

falls onto the growing

hosta's heart. They nestle nicely.

I smile.

VI. "Please God, no fatalities"

Siren

sounding frantic

on vehicle headed

west on the freeway. Now, the air

is still.

VII. "Cloudy, but bright"

No lights

in the sky, but

plenty around. Grounded

nightlights abundant in neighbors'

acres.

VIII. "Easy to read"

With two

floodlight bulbs, my

"patio" area

is bathed in enough light that I

can write.

IX. "Contentment"

I sit

outside at night.

The yard light shows a red

bougainvillea newly blossomed.

I sigh.

THE END