I’m honored to have another turn at the 2025 Kidlit Progressive Poem, and happy to help out Patricia who is in the midst of a family crisis.

Last week I was busy caring for my grandchildren and missed seeing a few of the daily lines. But today I had a chance to catch up and am delighted at the way the poem is so full of spring wonder and activity. It started off in the morning, and yesterday Tanita introduced us to twilight, a signal that the day is winding down. Imagine, if you will, breathing in the relaxing scent of the orange blossoms and perhaps seeing the first evening stars.

Open an April window
let sunlight paint the air
stippling every dogwood
dappling daffodils with flair

Race to the garden
where woodpeckers drum
as hummingbirds thrum
in the blossoming Sweetgum

Sing as you set up the easels
dabble in the paints
echo the colors of lilac and phlox
commune without constraints

Breathe deeply the gifts of lilacs
rejoice in earth’s sweet offerings
feel renewed-give thanks at day’s end
remember long-ago springs

Bask in a royal spring meadow
romp like a golden-doodle pup!
startle the sleeping grasshoppers
delight in each flowering shrub…

Drinking in orange-blossom twilight
relax to the rhythm of stars dotting sky

Take it away, Ruth!

April 23 Ruth at There’s No Such Thing as a Godforsaken Town
April 24 Linda Kulp Trout at http://lindakulptrout.blogspot.com
April 25 Heidi Mordhorst at My Juicy Little Universe
April 26 Michelle Kogan at: https://moreart4all.wordpress.com/
April 27 Linda Baie at Teacher Dance
April 28 Pamela Ross at Words in Flight
April 29 Diane Davis at Starting Again in Poetry
April 30 April Halprin Wayland at Teaching Authors

Thanks for reading.