CHIPMUNK!!!

Messenger of Spring


in burrow deep
seeped in brown
earth aromas,
rings an insistent,
vernal alarm  
waking one now
suddenly thrust 
up into lingering
white bewilderment
the chipmunk
skips and skitters
on golden feet
across a crusty
snow white world
dutifully answering 
the eternal
cold call
of spring

T is working from home today, avoiding the grueling crowded commuter rail agony. She was sitting by the window and caught sight of this little golden messenger of spring. I grabbed my camera, slipped into my boots, sinking knee deep even in the shoveled path to catch a quick glimpse. The maiden voyage from bush to tree to snow to burrow, skittering along on snow. The first chipmunk of 2015. Will Fyra emerge again, aging Dowager Chipmunk of Dogcorner? Only time will tell.

For the Record,
This day came in warm and sunny with lots of melting!!!

All hands healing