Nature's Sublime Season

 

There is magic afoot in the spring garden.

A waterfall of tiny white flowers spiral

over the Bridal Wreath spirea, the pink petals

of the Magnolia tree flutter in the breeze

a snowfall's-worth of white blooms gather

under the Jade crabapple tree and the yellow

blossoms of the flowering pea trees tease

bumbling bees intent on harvesting nectar

in competition with hummingbirds whose

iridescent green flashes against the bees' gold

in a symphony of colour, a harvest dance of

pollen and nectar the gentle collision of animal

and vegetation the garden delights in. Summer

annuals in exquisite form, texture and hue on

the other hand, feed the hungry eyes of the

gardener who selects, plants and nurtures the

garden in an assist to nature's sublime season.