like many snowbirds
they abandoned winter's
new-fallen snow
as if it was a
vital quest to seek spring buds
hundreds of miles south
like snowdrop clusters
too slow to break northern soil
that thrived blue springs' warmth
as if a race
over the Ozarks with
white knuckles on the wheel
was worth the cost
of discovering a secret garden -
truly the richer reward
til their silent stroll
felt as right as rain -
like their just reward
* * *
National Poetry Writing Month #NaPoWriMo #26 challenge was easier said than done.
Working outside the comfort of a single haiku can be quite a stretch especially when the challenge is to write an epic simile. Also known as Homeric similes, these are basically extended similes that develop over multiple lines.
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