After a long winter

Do you notice too? How people search out the sun, how they smile more, how eager they are to just get outside and soak up their share?

Their share: of sun, of sky, of the clouds drifting by...of birds adrift. Of watching for newborn buds on trees and flowers surprising us suddenly with their (as yet to be revealed) blossoms.

We can't get enough outdoorsiness in our life on days as sweet and perfectly rounded as this one is.

I'm so glad the long winter has finally stopped picking on us. :) Welcome, spring! I hope you stay for as long as you possibly can.

Skyscape

Skyscape

The skyscape today is purely a haze,
Which matches my mood, kind of a daze,
I decide right then it's one of those days,
When I want to curl up and read a book.

Because that sky outside is a pewter grey,
And I love that lovely mysterious way,
That the clouds reach up and seem to say,
"We're all in this together."

Not a hint of blue, but an overshadowing fog,
Which for once - happily - isn't just smog,
And outside my window is my neightbor's dog,
who I swear can smile.

Sweet, sweet sky with your sheltered sun,
The streaking sky, like smoke from a gun,
Your glorious beauty never fails to stun,
And everything seems to be okay.