Living
I smell the heavy scented sweet air
Humid lush, riot of spring growth
Hourly it seems the leaves grow
Heavier, unfolding
The witness I, rejoicing
Pleasurable knowing
Watching thriving
After long grey winter of resting
Late spring is upon us
Yellow lavender
Tulip lilac
The bees are humming
Petunias flutter
Catch my eye, turn my head
Smile wide
Living
Tricia Johnson
Tricia Johnson is a poet wishing to share her work with others, by using the written word to embrace one another’s humanity. She is a retired teacher. She lives in the beautiful hills of Pennsylvania with her husband and two sons. Published work includes the poem “Living with Lupus” which appeared in Still You Poems of Illness & Healing, Wolf Ridge Press 2020.