A vanilla latté, a clean

CT scan, and a walk in

the neighborhood

with Luna at my side

makes my heart soar.

The sweet scent of

honeysuckle, the sight

of lavender, the throaty

whistle of a tufted titmouse,

the piercingly sweet call

of a Carolina wren,

a deer scampering

across the road,

hydrangeas adorned with 

purple and white blossoms, 

magnolias in full bloom, 

and the delicate flowers

of coral bells stretching

heavenward. Orange

lilies screaming for 

attention, purple clematis

rising up a mailbox,

the resinous smell of a

blue spruce, and last

of all, my climbing 

hydrangea snaking its

way across the pergola

on the deck, blooming

like never before.