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I love the month of April,
It promises of spring!
When I see the barnswallows
I'll know that it is here.
Hurriedly they'll build a nest,
And then they'll lay their eggs,
When I see the first one hatch,
It will give me a such thrill!
They'll nurture their offspring,
Then teach them how to fly
They'll learn to catch mosquitoes
Like bomber pilots look for prey
Against a backdrop of azure sky
That is why I let them build
Underneath my eaves
Even though the mess they make
Is difficult to clean
Because I love to see
Nature up close, and
The beauty of the barnswallows,
From my own backdoor.
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 Tovah lives in rural Western Kansas. She is a lifelong Kansas resident and is new on the writing scene and just recently has begun writing poetry. Tovah has been writing short stories for several years, but has not yet submitted them for publication. Her talent for poetry was discovered accidentally. Her friend who is a professional writer showed her a poem that she was struggling with and Tovah offered a paragraph of suggestions. Her friend responded by saying, "Look! you wrote a poem!" Tovah did not believe her. To prove that she was NOT a poet, she wrote another poem, but it, too, was submitted and accepted! Tovah’s work has recently appeared in Poetic Voices, Reflections, and Poet’s Pen.
For more of Tovah's poetry, contact him below.
This poem Copyright ©2004 - Tovah. Reproduced with permission.
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