May 2022
Henry Wolstat
hwmd@comcast.net
Bio Note: I am a retired psychiatrist in my late 80’s living in Brookline, MA with my wife. I am passionate about poetry, music and running. My poems have been published in Scissortail Quarterly #4 and Sweetycat Press, as well as online sites.

Spring Memories

Spring has always
been a special
time of year,
my birthday,
Passover with
family gatherings,
but I grew up
in Canada,
a land of long
winters and
yearned for
a warm April,
thrilled when 
I saw beautiful 
tulip fields in
Holland and 
enjoyed the 
romance of
April in Paris.

But, above all,
the Boston Marathon
miles of cheering crowds,
blossoming magnolias,
sunny days or 
pouring rain,
the crack of the
bats signaling
another season at
Fenway Park
and a smiling
Citgo sign saying
“It’s spring again”.
Originally published in publication
©2022 Henry Wolstat
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