Tulips
After Toi Derricotte's, "Cherry Blossoms"
I drove around the campus
of Young Harris College
to savor the flavor
of the tulips.
There were photographers:
students visiting the campus,
groups huddled beside
hundreds of tulips
blooming like kaleidoscopes,
a moment frozen in time.
"Oh, tulips,
why can't my life
be so lovely?"
A young woman
set up a tripod
beside the rock chapel,
took a photo of friends,
tulips framed the background.
All around me
the tulips danced
in lemon, ruby, tangerine,
grape, and cotton candy
streamers on the wind.
They whispered
to my troubled mind:
" All is well,
you are strong,
you are strong!"
--Brenda Kay Ledford
For those who live near Northern Georgia, the campus of Young Harris College in Young Harris, Georgia is magnificent now with hundreds of beautiful tulips blooming. Many people just drive around the college to view and photograph the lovely flowers. It truly is a visual feast!
I wish all my blogger friends a happy and beautiful spring!
Brenda
