ARRIVAL
Algae stained, a plastic drinks cup
trapped beneath the briars branches,
where hollowed stems of hogweed standing,
signify a summer gone.
Feathery clouds of flowering blackthorn,
hover over roadside hedges,
winter brown but peppered now
with shoots emerging yellow green.
Hidden soon by upward pushing
early growth in verges freckled
with the hues of spring flowers blooming
seasoning the seasons palette.