Simple Joys of March Poems

Small Joys of March – I

A little snow.

Giant flakes floating in the sky.

Lit by streetlights,

Gliding to the ground

In front of an old church.

It looks like a scene from a TV movie,

In which a couple would be walking along

Enjoying the wonder of mother nature

Together and sharing a brief kiss.

The snow is pretty.

And in the morning, the snow

Has covered the un-awakened grass

Like a thin blanket,

And sits in the trees where the branches meet

The trunk just like the instructor

In the acrylic painting class paints it every time.

And there is some snow on the tops

Of bushes resting like cottonballs.

But mostly there is no snow on the roads,

So what was pretty in the evening remains

Pretty in the morning,

And everyone is ready for spring. 

Small Joys of March – II

The first dog walk after work

In the evening after

Daylight savings time begins

Is always a joy.

Without rushing home from work,

I can eat dinner,

Take time to change,

And take the dog for a leisurely

Evening stroll

Without having to worry

That it will be dark

And chilly before we return home.

She stops to take in

The smells of almost spring

At almost every property.

As we walk the sky turns

From light blue to a dark blue

With a pinkish and orange hue

On the western horizon.

And we look for signs

Of budding flowers

But see none.

They will come.

As will spring.

And life will be renewed.