FunVerse #7

Been working this one over for quite a while, that's why there are two poems today:

Spring Fling

Spring is springing in my garden, little sprouts are everywhere,
Reaching sunward, sighing, "My it's great to be out in the air."
The spring-rain-softened flower beds enable germination,
While grubs and beetles scramble to avoid extermination.

The tulip’s petals form a bowl to catch the morning dew;
Each daffy holds a teacup made for sipping springtime brew.
As croc'ses stretch their necks to be the first to see the light,
The hyacinth prepares to fill our nostrils with delight.

I grab my shovel, plunge it deep, drink in the earthy scents
Of just-turned earth—I see some worms a-making nutrients!
The Easter lily, Christmas cactus, birthday mums, and daisy
Are dropped into their summer homes to grow and grow like crazy.

The sun is keeping longer hours. Its stimulating beams
Ignite the fuse on waiting roots, 'til, bursting at the seams,
Defying gravity, they blast their blossoms in the air!
Chrysanthemums and comets fill my garden with their glare!

May 8, 2006