Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Large Subjects

This ship was in port at San Diego, CA.

The Great Smoky Mountains near Gatlinburg, TN.

– Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Large Subjects. Photos ©2016 Leara Morris-Clark.

Spring’s Ambassador

The sight of your unfurling leaves
Many shades of green
And newborn buds beginning to form
Is a bittersweet welcome to Spring

You bow your boughs
In the breeze waving a forgiving farewell
To the last remnants of a harsh winter
And instinctively stretch your enduring limbs
Toward the warm nourishing sun

It’s your time to follow through
With your seasonal obligations
You flourish center stage
And carry out your devoir with pride

As you excitedly cast your pollen on the wind
A choir of sneezes applauds your performance
And bid a bittersweet welcome to Spring

– Written for WordPress Blogging University, Intro to Poetry, Day 9: Landscape, Apostrophe. Photo from PublicDomainPictures.net.