A butterfly lights

On, of all dogs, this one

Anointed spring king

Determined to perch

On the porch, drenched mocking bird

Shivers off spring rain.

Just home far flier?

Your crookneck wings are welcome,

First osprey of Spring

Biting grass shoots,

A dog in an icy puddle

Tastes spring.

Spring day in Winter

Wasps beat against the window,

Quick black flames of hope

From a muddy rut

Emerald shoots of grass leap up

Sensing the new Spring

Warm Spring afternoon

So still that leaves slitely move

Thunder in the distance

(via Twitter / John Hicks)

Walking from sunlight

Onto a trail through dark woods -

How cool and humid

(via Twitter / John Hicks)

On the black mailbox

Cardinal perches, then darts

Too quick for photos

(via Twitter / John Hicks)

Moonlit silent night

Pissing over the side sounds

Silver ripples spread

(via Twitter / John Hicks)

Slept under the sky

I’ve as much right to be here

As the ancient moon

(via Twitter / John Hicks)

Traditional yard:

Plant corn, beans & squash in mounds

Dead fish in each mound

- for tinfoilraccoon (via Twitter / John Hicks)

Olfactory bliss

Jasmine hot pines honeysuckle

What do the dogs feel?

(via Twitter / John Hicks)

First bloom of jasmine:

The smell a psychoactive

Spinal stimulant

(via Twitter / John Hicks)

Burst of rain at dawn

Cleared deck of works in progress

Left undone for days

(via Twitter / John Hicks)