The Signs Poem by Barry Middleton

I look for the words
I look for the signs

I look for the blush
that speaks of spring

the bay tree in bloom
pink silk of mimosa

the heat of summer
announces a harvest

I look for the orange
I look for the mango

I look for coolness
the soft air of fall

I look for red berries
of the southern holly

I look to winter frost
trees brittle and bare

the cold is a prelude
the gray dominates

I look for the signs
the words of seasons