Poetry and art will see us through in 2022

Published 1:30 am Thursday, February 24, 2022

Editor’s Note: This lovely poem was sent to The Beachcomber by islander Claudia Hollander-Lucas, and is paired here by recent photography by Jim Diers, capturing blooms bursting in his own backyard and the delicate dance of spotted sandpiper across the beach at Fern Cove.

I Love Spring

actually

late winter

the aching strength

of lime green blades

crocuses

simple and brave

edible butter buds

Bravest of all

followed by everyone

else

We pedal into sun’s

tipping point

head first

— Claudia Hollander-Lucas