I once sat next to a weathered man
who wore the sea on his arm.
Said he, with gladness:
“Tell me,
oh, tell me!
How do you do
this lovely first spring day?”
I opened my mouth
and butterflies of peach
danced from my lips.
He did know what they meant,
and caught them gently.
Raising the ‘flies,
he let them to sunlight canvas
and painted the nearby beams
with the blushing color of their wings.
And since, each sunny day
has passed with the aroma of peaches and sea
and it is a lovely spring indeed.
Cassidy Bishop is a sixteen-year-old aspiring poet living in Loveland, Colorado. Her work has appeared in multiple publications including The Gifted Penman’s Poetry Anthology, the Young Adult Review Network, and Upon Arrival. She finds inspiration from the mountains, her peers, and the artwork around her.