Late afternoon sunshine streaming
Through the swaying green net
Of this years growth of hedge
I've not got round to cutting yet.
Got to get my finger out
Because I know it's best
To get it done and dusted
Before the birds start to nest.
The grass has had its first trim
It's looking lush and green
The garden's starting to look
The best that it's ever been.
Last year I sunk a small pond
At the sheltered edge of the lawn
With a bit of luck this year
We'll have plenty of frog spawn.
There's a Dove in the tree
And it's gently cooing away
I can hear voices of children
Squabbling as they play.
Hard frost this morning
An almost magical sight
Seeing the grass covered
With a coat of gleaming white.
This is semi rural Yorkshire
As afternoon slips into night
On an early spring day when
Everything has been just right.
You can wander the world
Always searching for more
I'll stay and enjoy the beauty
Found outside my back door.
