Spring is in the air....

Spring is in the air...

Time to dust off the cobwebs...

Open our sleepy eyes...

Come out of hibernation...

And face the warming sun and grow some more!

Frannie xx   

© 2014 Francesca Muir

A Chatter of Daisies

A chatter of daisies heralds the spring

Their pert, sun-kissed faces beaming amidst the green

"The daisies are here" 

"The daisies are here" 

chorus the bees

As they flit from baby bud to baby bud

Then onto the brazen teens - beaming and open to all that pass

(And shamelessly unafraid of the cheeky breezes ruffling their petticoats)

Before settling amongst the faded stars

Their golden domes proudly standing on wilting skirts 

A cloak of delicate mauve shrugs the bed

Happiness…

...is spring!

© 2013 Francesca Muir

A sassy spring picnic

The first day of spring sees a Middle Eastern breakfast on the beach.

Under dappled light...

a bevvy of bamboo brollies...

gently shade a feast...

...of strawberries warmed by the sun 

 ...haloumi grilled on an open flame

 ...pitta bread ready for filling

...and lovingly home-made Koftas.

Chilled lemon, lime and soda quenches the thirst...

As we celebrate the beautiful Sas.

Three cheers for spring!

© 2013 Francesca Muir

Cherry Blossom in Spring

 Under a Yoshino Cherry tree I sit in the park

Waiting for the first sign of spring

For a touch of pink to burst forth from a gnarled winter

For a glimpse of Crabapple, Dogwood, Cherry and Magnolia perfection

She arrives in a cloak of blossom buds

Blinding me with her intensity...

Her bravado...

Her light.

For she leaves nothing to the imagination

Dressed to thrill

Dressed to kill, every hint of green

As she takes over in her gentle, delicate ways.

I am consumed by her beauty

Mesmerised by her audacity

Enamoured by her lusciousness

And speechless at her structure

She is alluring

Beckoning me beneath

Laying down her petal carpet

Inviting me to rest soporifically on her pink eiderdown

I am shrouded in her hues of love...

Hot, Light, Deep, Baby

Champagne, Tickle Me, China

Tango, New York, Mountbatten

and Cherry blossom...

Pink!

© 2013 Francesca Muir

Sunday morning at my kitchen window

September, sunshine, daisies and fresh coffee....

....it must be Spring!