a cloud of blossoms
each open at their own pace
but add to the whole
#HaikuChallenge21 -- April Snow
lovely spring morning
snow covered in mid-april
new england weather
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Plum Tree
thundercloud plum tree
faithful springtime companion
never disappoints
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Lessons
essential life skills
observe, breathe, repeat again
powerful lessons
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Tenacious
despite a saw blade
tenacious and determined
to flower once more
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Unfurl
buds as well as people
wrapped tightly for protection
ready to unfurl
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Intersection
sharing energy
intersection, extension —
connected branches
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Parasols
springtime finery
parasols and petticoats
flutter in the breeze
HaikuChallenge21 -- Time Traveler
only yesterday
how can it be two decades —
traveling through time
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Stillness
momentary pause
or daylong meditation
embracing stillness
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Pansies
stretching into earth
as faces point to the sun —
garden residents
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Bright and Bold
bright and bold colors
announce the return of warmth
inside and outside
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Jewelry
nature’s jewelry store
rows of earrings on display
dressing up for spring
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Easter
cerulean sky
tree buds bursting with new life —
Easter morning walk
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Companion
gliding side by side
through turbulent days and calm
companion for life
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Pink Cloud
delicate and pure
pink cloud hovers near the ground
cherry blossom time
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Debut
now taking the stage
chorus line of crocuses
making their debut
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Cracks
new growth of springtime
climbing up an ancient wall
filling in the cracks
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Turtles
the turtles are back
sunning themselves on a log —
all is good today
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Cardinal
welcome visitor
whispers to me — I am here
and then vanishes