Springtime Bath

Stepping outdoors in springtime

Is slipping into a bath of bubbles.

Tension melts and dissipates, 

As warm sunshine washes away troubles.

The red-bellied woodpecker’s staccato

Is the soft, fizzy bath foam,

While the jazz tunes are supplied 

By other birds who call this backyard home.

The white-throated sparrow, 

And Carolina wren,

The tufted titmouse,

And American robin,

Woodpeckers of three;

Red-bellied, hairy, and downy,

Eastern phoebe, northern cardinal,

And Carolina chickadee.

The harmony is picked up by the breeze,

Playing wind chimes at a laid-back pace,

While the distant lawn mower

Provides a gentle humming bass.

And those base notes of freshly cut grass

Fill the air with its comforting scent.

While the sweet top notes of azaleas

Offer its fragrant, calming compliment.

Muscles of both the body and mind

Can’t help but loosen and decompress,

While soaking in this springtime bath,

Where thoughts can quietly effervesce. 

Yet, life is sprinkled with allergies and ironies.

Hence, this outdoor bath, to soothe and mellow,

May require a second indoor bath, 

To wash away the pollen yellow.

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