Tulip Tour

My valley is having a party
and I'm a welcoming host,
delighted to be showing
the place I love the most.
Some folks are less than cordial,
their driveways lined with cones.
To me this almost tantamount
to actual throw of stones.

Our valley always beautiful
is dressed in finest wear.
April bringing tulips is
a dazzle every year.
The tourists come in crowds
to refresh their thirsty souls
with beauty unbelievable
on long floriferous strolls.

Our lovely Skagit Valley
puts on her yearly show.
The tulips and the daffodils
impede the traffic flow.
I watch from my big window
the people driving by
and envy them the freshness
in each observing eye.

The acres of bright daffodils
were first upon the scene,
a month before the tulips
burst through the fields of green.
The heavenly colors captivate,
a rainbow slipped to Earth.
The glory would defy the pen
except that of Wordsworth.

By: Joyce 05/07/03