By Carolyn Muchhala

And

Now

mud   puddlelicious   boot–stamped  paw-marked

striped with dried grass   green pinpricks

potholes ambushing    pavement crumbling  

snowmelt  tricklingflowingflooding walkways

Spring

begins

First published on Your Daily Poem  (yourdailypoem.com)   , March 2021