SAD: Late Spring Reflections
June 20, 2005
aka: Signs of Seasonal Affective Disorder
Two months cold and wet
Dark, angry, brooding skies
Rivers rage as do I.
Where does the sun hide?
I have looked near and far.
My heart aches to find it.
Creeks overflow banks
Eyes brimming with plump tears
which flow to fill puddles.
Dark and dreary nights
No moon, no stars, just rain
Gentle and steady rain.
Will wildlife survive?
Mother nature caring
Mother nature cruel.
Nature calls, birds mate
Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Chicks constantly chirp.
Oh no… chirping stopped.
Parents strangely absent.
Chicks lay cold, dead; more tears.
Oh look, the sun shines
Briefly bringing strange warmth
Too late for baby chicks.
Run outside, catch rays
Of sun before cloud cover
Darkens skies again.
June nineteenth, clouds recede
Skies clear, Sun breaks out
Tears dry as solstice nears.
