WRONG WISDOM

Dogwood that lined the woods all along

standing still, their white open palms

bear a soft draping rain;

veils of pollen and petals are cast

like shadows to the ground.

Even as light grows more green,

rainfall on the pond

tosses swift chartreuse splatters.

Not to be forgotten -

Lilacs are blooming; Crabapple, Plum,

Dutchman’s Breeches, Dandelion;

Quince, Magnolia, and Trillium;

others, and each one is named.

Thunder thrusts, and three

blind nestling wrens

are hatched in the shed.

Not enough, still,

of love in this world.

Ravenna Taylor, 2005