how quickly the green
has spread itself out
since that first heavy
mid-December storm
the island now emerald
in the sunshine while
a kettle of returning swallows
swoop, drawing circles in the sky
how grateful we are
bearing witness to
new life and growth
in this early springtime
from deep within
the ochre and the sand
it burst out - cascading
it burst out - cascading
down the volcanoes
like verdant lava
in chartreuse and lime
and seafoam
in this fresh morning sun
the kelly leaves glitter
beneath the copper-blue sky
the sand-brown linnets
the sand-brown linnets
chuckle in the campos
how mild the spring comes in
the gorse lifts golden blossom skyward -
how lovely the mint shoots
on the euphorbia
and here a beetle runs
and there a fly
rests on the fennel leaf
rests on the fennel leaf
in bottle-green
how sweet is spring
as Lanzarote turns green
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