Equinox

Vernal Equinox,
First day of spring,
Stock up on tissues!
The pollinating,
And,
Um,
Frolicking,
Has begun...

Here,
In this western paradise,
For weeks now,
A tickle of green has tinged the land,
And tickled my sinuses.
Trees have started to bud,
And to blossom;
To,
In a word feel,
Groovy.
A swarm,
Biblical in magnitude,
Of various insectivera,
Has descended upon our homes,
Which has been followed,
As though it were prearranged,
By a proliferation,
A mob really,
Of randy,
Marvin Gaye-listening,
Amphibians.

Today,
On this,
The scientific start of spring,
It is gray skies and showers,
But the yearly meet-and-greet,
A biological drag race,
Of competitive reproduction is,
As Mr. Samuel L. Jackson might say,
(And I'm paraphrasing here),
"On like motherbleepin' Donkey Kong!"

3-20-19