Janet Leahy

A Lightness of Being

For the dog and the child
spring splashes with puddles.

For the red rod of peony
spring splits the garden floor.

For the faint of vision
spring sculpts sensuous light.

For the willow that weeps
spring drapes amber lace.

For the weary winter soul
spring sits atop the blue spruce

and sings.

©Janet Leahy 2015

Janet is a member of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets. Her poems appear in online and print journals. She has participated in ekphrastic poetry exhibitions in Oconomowoc, Steven’s Point and Woodruff.   She has two collections of poetry, The Storm, Poems of War, Iraq, and Not My Mother’s Classroom.