On the Edge

A poem for the spring equinox

Illustration: Skunk cabbage booming near the Hudson River in Tallman State Park, NY. In the Northeastern United States this is one of the earliest-blooming plants.

On the Edge

Skirting the edge of spring,
There is always the danger
Of falling in
To an everlasting joy,

That bursts forth like a rainbow
Who has taken all her color
And spilled it on the E…