Scent of spring: Songbirds, cherry blossoms, and warmer days

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    Spring, perhaps the most awaited season of the year, is about to grace this region of the world with its presence. I know spring is about to arrive in Delaware because after a series of unusually frigid mornings, which lasted from December through February, cheerful chirping of red-breasted robins, blue jays, and chickadees has now filled the morning air. In contrast to spring mornings, winter mornings are so hushed and uneventful that one may even question if birds exist in this land at all. To me, birdsongs are the harbinger of spring.  With the first sight of a bluejay perched on the backyard fence or a cardinal dancing on a leafless cherry branch, I know that my wait for spring is almost over, for I’ve learned from past experiences that an increase in bird activity signifies the approach of spring!  In this part of the world, during spring, nature comes alive with an abundance of activity. Everywhere I look, I witness signs of life. I witness new life in the ...

Ice cream

I knocked on the glass
Tock-tock-tock. 
No one heard me,
I knocked quietly. 

Boys and girls in pretty clothes
Went in, came out. 
They went in happy. 
They came out happier. 

They ate ice-cream,
Cold, sweet, creamy. 
Chocolate, vanilla & strawberry. 
Mint, caramel & blueberry.

Every time the door swung open
I sniffed, and I sniffed again. 
Oh, the sweet aroma of ice cream!
How hungry it always made me!

I waited outside every day,
Wishing for a miracle to happen. 
But I was then too naive to understand
That I was too small to be visible. 
And too poor to matter. 

- Wara



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