Star Magnolia
It’s here, look outside…
The songbirds are back,
They are telling me in song,
“It’s spring, look outside…”
What to do first?
Rake the lawn, tend the garden?
Plant some flowers… too early?
O the excitement! What to do?
Ah yes… chill the Riesling;
Wipe down the chairs,
Sit back and soak it in…
And know why you pined
At the frost covered window…
The breeze is from the south;
I can smell the star magnolia…
Joseph James
4-27-09 © from'O the Elms' soon to be released
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