Garden Residents

We have been entranced with
the insouciant appearance of
early spring garden stalwarts,
as hyacinths, daffodils, tulips,
crocuses and fritallaria gave way
to foamflower, bleeding heart,
bergenia, Jacks taking their place.

The procession of succession
brought magnolia, crabapple
blossoms, columbine, irises,
lilies-of-the-valley, lilacs
perfuming the air we breathe,
delighting us in their presence
of ephemeral, familiar visions.

Each day a new discovery, as
rhododendron, azaleas, quince,
phlox, bring butterflies, bees
and dragonflies to our very
personal Garden of Eden. Clematis
vines and honeysuckle cling to
walls and fences, and roses and
hydrangea bursting with vigour.

Promising flower buds eager to bloom,
enriched with nutrients of nature's
providing, conspiring between them
the orchestration of a theatrical
production to seize and abduct our
delirious senses equalled only in the
song of the cardinal, the robin, the
goldfinch - garden residents all.