daffins
gien as a mindin  -
lowe fir days




daffodils
given as a gift  -
glow for days

watterside forsythia:
lichtin
unnerwatter coves




riverside forsythia:
lighting
underwater caverns

buttery
hings abuin ma apen buik
...flutherin pages




butterfly hovers
above my open book
...fluttering pages

ristin efter chemo
he reflecks:
the gairden's sheeny buds




resting after chemo
he ponders:
the garden's shiny buds

the mornin
souchs voar
awthing swalls




the morning
breathes spring
everything swells

raxin owre
the bealin watters
a brainch o bricht gean buds




stretching over
the raging waters
a branch of bright cherry buds

(for japan's sadness)

mornin tirl -
the wino's tuim bottle
girnin




morning breeze -
the wino's empty bottle
moaning

bleck bawdrons
skews tae leuk -
yalla o daffins




black cat
turns to look -
yellow of daffodils

snell merch wund -
aw airts
the green stobs o voar




bitter march wind -
everywhere
the green spikes of spring