spring tease

taunting warmth
tantalizing blossoms
flavor the air
then temperature drops
bone chill again

dog is lucky
one all-weather coat
she watches gravely
as I pull on knee socks
long underwear
and thick jacket
to face the field’s chill

forty minutes later
strip off the same layers
cook oatmeal and walnuts
to warm my insides

the mist has burned off
I stand soak in the sunshine
by noon
stripped to shirtsleeves
three hours of real spring
then the temperature cools
Jazz watches
as I dress up again
time for her evening walk
I imagine her thinking
silly humans

2024 ©Amrita Skye Blaine
I’m writing a poem a day. These are drafts—not final versions.