It has been a strange spring in Detroit. Delayed bloom due to extended cold weather, and then suddenly a string of 80-degree days that turned the city into an explosion of spring color overnight, beautiful but short-lived in the heat. This week will be cooler and hopefully prolong the bloom. This poem was inspired by my morning walk yesterday and a prompt at Ethical ELA to imagine what you might miss if you skip an activity.
What You Missed Today in the Neighborhood
Japanese magnolias in bloom
spray of golden forsythia
violets purpling green grass
cumulus cloud cherries
tulip petals stretch,
their centers a
bright surprise
bird song
spring
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For my National Poetry Project, I’m playing along with the poetry calendar created by Margaret and Molly.
the dirigible plum 
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