"Leafing Out First"...

" Leafing Out First "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Leafing out first
in upward patterns
like "Jacks-
in-the-pulpits"
and Mayapples

buds on canopies
waiting to unfold
tightly closed

as stratification
due to shade
oaks maples
broad-leaved
species

evergreen
needled
exhibiting
tolerance
to extremes

remaining in leaf
botanical antifreeze
growing seasons
post dormancy
linked to abundancy...