Early April Tango (2)
squirrels in every
direction,
cream, russet, gray,
golden brown. Night
black. Squirrels in
the arms of every tree
maples with tiny
starbursts of blood,
red blooms
oaks still with
last year's leaves.
Magnolia's dripping
heavy waxy flowers
tinged with ruby
EARLY APRIL TANGO
woodpeckers on the
thick bark of
tulip poplar. Two
collies on the
lush carpet of
green. Along
the shadowed
train a man with
three old huskies
moves slowly
as if moving
along a
holy trail
