This is 365 Days in the Garden

The Color Blue

A haiku

Grape hyacinths on my garden table. Photo by Author

Bright blue hyacinths
lean in to share the secret.
Spring is on its way.

This bowl of grape hyacinths has been gracing my garden’s picnic table for weeks. At this point, they are in bloom and seem to be whispering to one another about the coming of spring.