After months of patience,
buried in the frozen soil,
these bulbous globes
send their shoots up,
break the ground,
grow toward the sun.
Tight green buds
open into soft cups
of delicate petals.
Explode with color,
achieve their days
of fulfillment.
© 2025 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations:
1. 2. 3. Home Garden - Cannonsburg, Michigan
4. Holland Tulip Time Festival - Holland, Michigan
It's been a long winter;
sometimes violent,
sometimes silent.
But now, spring rains
have greened the grass.
Tulip bulbs, planted last fall,
have bulged deep in the soil
sending pale green hands above ground.
Spring Peepers and Chorus Frogs
have resumed the production
of their wetland musical.
And soon, not quite, but soon,
woodland wildflowers will emerge
from the carpet of dead oak leaves.
© 2023 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations:
1. 2. Home Garden
3. 4. Trout Lilies - Home Woods
