My Daughter

You love redbuds, dogwoods

and woodland iris,

flowers of spring,

time of your birth,

the birds and waters

of this brook,

the fern carpet

and lacey canopy,

with wood nymph

and fairy likeness

 

you skip these stones,

leaving behind your winter

and embracing

rebirth.

 

These brilliant looks at spring time in Appalachia are photos by my lovely, talented daughter. She has a simple camera but does wonderful things with it.