Like a Passing Train

Is it really Spring?
Warm and the sun is shining;
(Perhaps April Fool).

Stream is glittering;
Sparkling light across the street;
Water flows swiftly.

Solitary snow
Like an island on my lawn
Swiftly retreating.

Chickens on the lawn
Peck goodies from the earth.
Rooster keeps crowing.

Shadows on the road;
Relentlessly rushing stream;
Woodpecker's brief throbs.

 

Snow is receding;
Stream bed is full of water.
Sky is crystal blue.

A small no see um
Flies briefly around my eyes;
Oh God! Bugs are back.

The giant oil truck
Down the road, the sound of speed
Like a passing train.