The rain asked the trees to bloom
They complied, overflowing, their flowers fell to the ground
Carpets of purple
Carpets of yellow
Carpets of white
Nature is so generous at times
That we forgive
The scorching summer
The freezing gale
The bitter breath of winter breathing down our necks
As faithful as hounds, we forget
Instead we circle in awe and wonder “isn’t it beautiful”
Naive you say? But no, I don’t believe in happy ever afters
Just this passing moment, these seconds within my grasp
Outside butterflies are being born, ants are rebuilding their homes
And kids are playing with tinsel
Outside Christmas lights twinkle
And blown up plastic Santas smile
Just for awhile
Everything is simple
Just for awhile
*this poem feels odd now. I wrote it in a brain download half an hour ago and then WordPress decided to glitch and I lost it.
When I had to rewrite it from memory, it was not the same – which just proves again, as it always does, poetry writes itself and we just go along.
Trying makes it worse. I still like the gist of the original poem so will leave it here. And in the meantime wait for another to come along and hope WordPress doesn’t glitch on me again
Enjoy your day, I hope it goes well, if only for awhile.

Really lovely!
Thanks 😊
This makes me smile 😃
Awesome! Smiles are beautiful.