Purple dead nettle and bird’s eye speedwell Blooming low to the ground, the fair bowed head Of snowdrop, buttery daffodil bell Honeybee breaking fast on petal spread Canada goose honk, mallard quack, wren chirp Woodpecker drum-drumming on the downspout Pond aerator bubbling, gurgle and burp Munching, crunching grass in the sheep’s gray snout Dandelion …