Saturday, April 15, 2023

Looking Beyond the Glass

 


The window above my kitchen sink

is chronically in need of cleaning.

 

But the annual push of yellow,

courtesy of self-sufficient bulbs 

has bolstered my spirits for weeks

through that needy pane of glass.

 

The blooms are shriveling now,

atop still resolute spring-green stems.

I notice the smudges again.

Contemplating vinegar and newspaper. 

 

But above the birdhouses,

the wisteria’s tiny hands are unfolding,

just in time.

 

Looking beyond the glass,

there is always consolation. 

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