I don't want to leave

I don’t want to leave

I’m waiting for the humming bird to feed

For the canas lily to burst open

I’ll sit here

Because the yellow finch will soon sip from the bird bath

And the robin shimmy itself clean there

Why even move

When the milkweed is exploding 

Its seeds with silken parachutes

I’m still

As the sun lights up the leaves of the castor plant

And the squirrel with the blond tail scampers

No rush at all

If I want I can even sit

And watch the grass grow