Spring at the Farm

The mermaid swims to the pond's surface and deposits a jewel, a beautiful poem about the woods, on the shore, smiles, and vanishes. Greenman, ever diligent, hears the water rippling and shyly tosses a couple of poems into the pond after her. Zoe watches from the back porch, where she and Princess Afternoon do yoga postures. Zoe asks Princess, "Did you hear the warblers this morning? They were in the tall pines behind the barn. I think the Magnolia warblers have returned for summer."