it’s 75 degrees
the first real nice day
since winter

I’m staring at a patch of grass
with a confused look on my face
like I should be
doing something outside

a fly lands on the railing
he looks like he doesn’t know
what he’s doing either

it’s spring

it’s beautiful
and perhaps that’s
the biggest problem

SOURCEAndrew Neel
Daniel J. Flore III

Daniel J. Flore III’s poems have appeared in many publications. His fifth poetry book, WRITTEN IN THE DUST ON THE CEILING FAN, can be found here.