The Mayflower

The mayflower was the first flower that greeted the pilgrims after their fearful winter

Photo by Kate Cullen on Unsplash

the may flower is out
and, at last, a warm wind
storms along
the coast;
twilight
gathers our shadows
into the sea,
the night
swells, heavy
with anticipation;
far away
blows
a whale,
a candle
throws shadows
on these pages
where the light
infantry
march along,
whistling
a cheerful
song,
wink
at the pretty girls,
who shake their ribbons
and their curls,
so fleetingly.