Shadows of Spring

I took a long walk around Speedway Saturday afternoon, 

taking pictures as I went. The most abundant floral offerings

 I found were the metal lawn ornaments; 

here and there were the coiled wire tendrils of vines, 

the bright enamel colorings of painted daisies, 

and the embossed cut-outs of metallic angels 

and stars. If the scatterings of volunteer crocusses

are precursors, then the real flowers can't

be far behind. The biege earth canvas has been 

washed clean, waiting for the flowers.