Spring About to Sprout

four geese smoothly and slowly gliding

curiously glancing at an object

a fisherman reeling in a rainbow trout

on a catch and release day

they honk

interacting with the lake's wakes 

after months and months of winter 

as two pet dogs get their paws wet

and their master calls them back

from following run-off of the waking forest

melted ice flowing over the dam

as i ponder bare trees on the banks

ridge slopes revealed 

turn green as buds blossom  

as three geese fly off the banks 

i can see my reflection 

mud from my shoe drips into the brackish water 

on the first day 

know it will all work out

with spring about to sprout

March 17, 2022