Mud Season

1.
Summits still wear white,
while the foothills breathe again—
meadowlarks return.

2.
Tourists cleared out fast.
Now the mountains hum with mud—
just the way we like.

3.
Snow tires still on.
Main Street maître d’s calls out:
“Half off for locals!”

4.
Rivers rise and run—
a season caught in between.
The thaw rushes on.