BLACKHEATH SPRING

BLACKHEATH SPRING.

Come

Spring!

Gather

your forces.

Spread scented breezes

to gently blow a second wind

over these old garden bones and up the stalks of jonquils,

robust daffodils and snow drops.

Frolic now with mauve,

and white violets,

pink heather and blue rosemary

rusticating on dry-stone walls.

Frightened lizards scamper and hide

far from hungry kookaburra eyes.

Sulphur-crested cockatoos scratch out early seedlings.

Green parrots search for nesting trees.

Garden now is ready to host

a party

for reckless wild orange poppies

and wanton daisies.

Young Japanese cherry blossoms weep beneath a radiant cobalt sky.

Perfumed Daphne mingles well with

purple mint

to cascade over

stepping stones.

Tree ferns snuggle up against old grey round timber logs,

Buds appear on rhododendrons.

Mountain air

Is crisp

and

sweet.

Welcome

Spring!

Cheers!

VGOW

30/08/18