Celebrating National Poetry Month: #7

I have spotted green in my yard!

The First Green of Spring

Out walking in the swamp picking cowslip, march marigold,

this sweet first green of spring. Now sauteed in a pan melting

to a deeper green than ever they were alive, this green, this life,

harbinger of things to come. Now we sit at the table munching

on this message from the dawn which says we and the world

are alive again today, and this is the world's birthday. And

even though we know we are growing old, we are dying, we

will never be young again, we also know we're still right here

now, today, and, my oh my! don't these greens taste good.

David Budbill