Love’s Seasons

By Jacqueline Jackson

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This poem, signed KB, was in response to one of
my radio programs broadcast over public radio in
WI and IL.
In spring we find clover and wild strawberries,
even wild asparagus – and if we search closely,
mushrooms hiding in the moss. Summer brings
blackberries and raspberries in the fence rows
and in the garden, tomatoes, lettuce, squash,
green beans, peppers, carrots and potatoes;
in the trees, cherries and pears. In the fall,
corn, apples, walnuts, acorns. Winter, our
kittens and pups become dogs and cats.
As everything grows we learn that home
is where love grows all the year round!

2024 Jacqueline Jackson

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