Awakening

I carve questions on a White Pine about my inception
“Your father made a wish on a Dandelion”.
The Pipit answers with a laconic song  

I probe and prod my barren heart
A Peony rears its blushing head
The mottled skies pour salving showers  

I wonder how to fill my emptiness
The April rain stings soft on my upturned palm
I sow spring wheat for the hungry young  

I keep searching for home
A Pileated Woodpecker drums a staccato rhyme
I find an aperture in a Wild Oak  

I fret restlessly about tomorrow
In the late afternoon, a nescient Mayfly
Pirouettes on the water’s edge  

I whisper entreaties for love to reveal itself
A Mute Swan beckons her beloved
In quiet vibrato into the hereafter  

The universe reverberates …

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Glossary:
White Pine: Eastern White Pine is a tree species commonly found throughout Ontario in the eastern part of Canada.
Pipit: A Pipit is a kind of bird found abundantly in both eastern and western Canada.
Mayfly: An insect which sometimes emerges in mid-April especially when it rains, known to have a very short lifespan; at times comprising of only a day or two.
Mute Swan: This is a kind of Swan with a very soft call, unlike its louder counterpart, the Trumpeter Swan. It usually returns in early spring from its sojourns across warmer climes.