Saints

(Marsh Marigold - found here)

As soon as the snow melts the grass begins to grow. Even

though the daytime high is barely above freezing, even

though May is very like November, marsh marigolds bloom

in the swamp and the popple trees produce a faint green

that hangs under the low clouds like a haze over the valley.

This is the way the saints live, no complaints, no suspicion,

no surprise. If it rains, carry an umbrella, if it’s cold, wear

a jacket.

~Louis Jenkins