Vow

annual elan
spring’s gift arrives
with nature’s cries
as winter dies

green buds coaxed open
by delicate velvet rains
yellow rays and moonlight

bouquets of colors and scents
form rich and strange elegance
moonflower and rose sway
to dusk’s sleepy way

golden wren sings
of summers long ago
in springs’ tow

sandy star strolls
below pear gold moons
and distant croons
soft surf notes of lazy tide
whisper life’s the ride
to be is free

your soul rockets with
crystal red trails of micro-star

returning melting dripping
perfect ruby-shaped hearts
red circles then becomes you
on your new green earth