I stepped outside to contribute the coffee grounds to the garden and it was much warmer outside than in. I came in, and even before making the new coffee, I opened my bedroom window to the spring. Such a relief to have fresh air in the house after all the furnace mess and cleanup.

Stepping outside to
warmer than inside the house
Open the windows

I paint daffodils
remembering the planting
so deep, years ago

Plant them a foot down
with plenty of bone meal and
they’ll bloom happily

Below daffodils
the daylilies are sprouting
later pleasures.

From the Quote Box:
The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things, but their inner significance.
— Aristotle