--Daffodils are blooming--

Daffodils are blooming
and pixies
come from hibernation
to dip hands and drink deep
                        early necter.
Pulling together they dance
across petals
and as the sun sinks 
down at our creek 
where mushrooms grow
among blackberry vines
they dance and play 
                     in twilight time.
Afternoon's early with jays
and finches briefly
before the soaring 
of red tailed hawks 
has them hiding in trees
playing with pixies
who don't like hot afternoon sun.
they both wait until
the hawks wander off a mile or so
to circle the American River
             down by the coffer dam.
At the edge of the olive orchard
you might see
a fox or a coyote
sticking its nose
out of the manzanita
with a fairy joyfully 
                            holding its ears.