they’re still coming up /
ignoring all quarantine /
their emerald glow

(Notes: this is one of my favorite things in springtime — to see the sun light up leaves in an emerald glow. I’ve written about it before and will write again…(https://travelswithastick.org/jewel-words-shining-in-the-world/ ). But now, especially at this time where the world seems to get more isolated all the time…at first we thought it was social distancing for 2-3 weeks, then a couple months, then through the summer, and maybe for a year or longer. Unbearable. But the shoots still come up, lit by the sun.)