Red
my first spring in the Blue Ridge Mountains
the sight of Red Bud, Crepe Myrtle and Tulip trees
caught my breath left me speechless with wonder after
decades of living in the Alpine dessert where the dusty pastels of Apricot and
Apple were the main harbingers of spring
at first I felt like a damned Yankee transplanted in a fantastically new country
where on rainy March days a drive through corridors of
hot pink and magenta signal Springs arrival
their stark grey limbs sprayed with rosy glowing flowers
a striking contrast to the background of the emerald green of the valleys
echo with the drawl of the spoken word
red bud…barely moving lips
as if acknowledging a blessing…red bud
perhaps a prayer…red bud
definitely a declaration of the
rights of spring.
even though I still vote blue,
today I can now speak like the native Virginians
say Red Bud and barely move my lips
while celebrating the changes in the season
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