The Hallelujah Moment
Sunrise infuses glowering fogbanks
with gold and lavender striations.
An orphan star glitters, then fades.
Within hidden nests, squirrels awaken,
teeter along fence lines, whip fluffy tails.Bare earth erupts with cyclamen,
unfolds yellow oxalis,
hot pink ice plant.
Fiery nasturtium embers
punctuate parasol leaves.Spring spills sky lupine meadows,
spattering of poppies, wild radish blossoms.
Baby bunnies creep from hidden nests,
raid the neighbor’s garden,
decimate strawberries, tender lettuce.Between lightning strikes and downpour,
we celebrate April’s hallelujah moment.
New life explodes.
Swollen roses unfurl scarlet petals.
Demeter rejoices as Persephone returns.
May 2026
