Persian Cyclamen; Photo: Atara Katz
Don’t be fooled by the blush
Or swan’s head
In a bow
Strength does not always show
But do not try to
Chow
There is more to this beauty
Than what meets
The eye
Even if in first glance
She appears to be
Shy.
Fun Fact: The tuber of this flower is semi-poisonous. Fishermen would grate it, mix it with water and lime, and sprinkle the mixture in lakes and ponds to stun the fish so they would rise to the surface to be collected.
Photo: Dvora Freedman
As the first freesia
Bravely blooms
Buds await
In scaly wombs
Till it tastes
Sun’s perfume.
Echium judaeum (Photo: Amitai Asif)
As you walk in the mountains
In wild meadows and deserts
O’er Rocks
Towards the Sun,
Hear the whiskery stalks’ whisper:
“You have seen,
I have grown,
Now be gone.”
Fun fact: The blooms of the Echium Judaeum change color after pollination.
Photo: Amitai Asif
As fields of flowers bloom
And the breath catches
At the extravagance,
Let joy leap
As your soul watches
Spring fairies’ flitting elegance.
Photo: Na’ama Yehuda
The sun
Has barely peeked out
Yet blooms have
Sprung up
Overnight
In rush to fuel
Nectar
With light.
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Photo: Dvora Freedman
In the spring soon to come
As the snow loses hold
The intrepid push up
Unafraid of the cold.
They poke heads
Lead the way
And in rush to full blush
Chase the winter away.
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Central Park NYC, Photo: Na’ama Yehuda
In the heat of summer,
‘Neath a lamp
O’er green
Park’s ablush
Tickled pink.
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It is spring!
The birds sing, and people walk around with the odd and gladdened smile of no-more-winter, raising eyes to the blue sky.
It is Spring!
The forsythia will bloom, the cherry trees will blossom, little buds will poke their heads up from the ground without a sound to boom a verdant glow.
It is Spring!
Nests will fill with fuzz and wooing birds and new twigs splendor, and perfect eggs will follow, curling hatchlings deep in dreams of endless worms.
It is Spring!
Open windows. Open jackets. Green grass reappearing under browning frost and bits of winter’s snow.
It is Spring!
Lambs will bleat, ducklings waddle, kids will scamper ‘cross new meadows, as their mothers languid, follow, sated by the younglings’ joy.
It is Spring!
Can you feel it? There’s a buzz, a distinct glitter. Light has changed–now amplified–and not only by the angle of the sun finally resuming duty, back to glory, hastening beauty.
It is Spring!
Don’t worry if some gray dreary days will come and try to turn the tide. Spring would not abide–it has come now, and it will forge paths in frozen soil to melt remaining cold.
Time’s come.
Winter has grown old. Its shift has ended. Spring sprung. Let’s welcome it aboard!
Find whimsy
Smile wide
Spend time with a friend
In the warming sun
Little guy, age four, talking about flowers.
He asks: “Why do bees like flowers?”
I say: “Why do you think?”
He answers, curling intonation into a question mark: “Because they give them honey?”
I turn my own reply into a query in return: “Well, the bees make the honey, but they need something from the flowers to make it. What do you think they need from the flowers?”
Him: “The recipe?”
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