The Month of May

Uncurling: fern in early May
Unfolding: a butterfly’s wing
Emerging: water lilies from a murky pond
Bursting: ripe buds in sunlight

Effervescent life
Bursting out of seems
Everywhere
Brimful

Impatience tangible
Relentless optimism
Everywhere
Overflowing

Breakneck: speed of growth
Ubiquitous: tender fragrances
Undaunted: birdsong
Emergence: of colours

Kingfisher and Rain

May in Scotland

A lightning bold
Metallic blue
Dipped out of the canal
Into the trees

Flashes of blue
A bobbing jewel
Follows us
Along the water

A heavy scent, mixture of
Hawthorne, Bluebells, Lilac
Tangible, weights me down
Dash: the blue lighting bold
Emerges from the water
Stickleback in his beak

The successful hunter
Manages to hide amongst the trees
Before the downpour
We not

I stretch my arms to the sky
And laugh
Warm water rinses the heavy scent away
Replacing it with pertrichor
May in Scotland