Tulip Mania

The winter weary worshipers
Of beauty wend their way
Through the bright array of tulips
That have opened up today.
Spring has been late and cold and
The flowers hid their heads.
The late snows and the rains could not
Entice them from their beds.

The laggard sun has come today
To show his mighty power.
He coaxed the petals to unfurl;
More color every hour.
The news soon spread and hordes of folks
Are clogging up the roads
And tramping through our fields and yards.
We're trapped in our abodes.

The time is short for taking in
This awe-inspiring sight.
Field-workers pick unopened buds
From early morn to night.
In a few weeks when the show has closed
And tourists have gone away
We locals will gladly awaken to
A less exciting day.

By: Joyce 5/12/08