Seasonal Gratuities

Winter's final tally sheet
bearing only perennial store

Spring's first invoice:
Brighter thermal lamp
with increased BTU's
long nights to requite
gaunt faces re-color
chlorophyll rations muster

Spring's first tally;
Newly woven umbrella
of spindled limbs
embroidered with leaves
bird sanctuaries to restore
Dispensation of seeds, spores
thickening the meadow's tread
cloaking naked bush, tree
Conduit from Heavenly tap
cleansing winter's refuse
hydrating clogged pores
swill for dale, hill
rills to dry cisterns
draining to water table

Summer's wish list-
spring's latent yield:
gardens of plenty
fields of clover
daisy-strewn paths
mushrooming canopies
fruit-laden trees
deep, clear brooks

Fall's residual claim-
Stamped bill of sale:
acorn pockets filled
petal-lined lanes
collage of leaves
cloaking each trunk
deep, blue lakes