Seeds of sweet surprise: A-Z verses from vintage visages

 Seeds of sweet surprise

A rhyming slice on paradise

Beloved season, here at last,

Brings picnickers outdoor repast.

Al fresco dining, longer light –

‘Neath sun and stars, do we unite.

The earth explodes with bounty fresh.

We stack straw plates to fill our flesh.

Imagine our extreme delight,

Of simple joys to take a bite.

And home improvement moves outdoors,

As we pick up our garden chores.

Our schedules stop. Our signals set

On joys all winter we forget.

c2016 by Linda Ann Nickerson

This poem was posted for the April A to Z Blogging Challenge and National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), as well as these prompts:

Daily Post: “earth”

Five-Minute Friday: “unite”

Meme Express: “signal” and “stop”

One-Minute Writer: “home improvement”

Simply Snickers: "straw,” “season” and “stack”

Image/s:

Public domain photo –
 vintage image

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