Trees burst into bloom
In a cascade of white blossom
Like the veil of a bride

Delicate, intricate and dazzling
A thin layer of life
Shielding the skeleton
From a world of movement and light

Birds flit in and out
Tiny arrows, spearing insects
Stealing twigs, creating a spiraling sanctuary
For the little gems of life ready for the world

Intoxicating hints of honey, trumpeting foxgloves
Erupt into desperate celebration of the Sun
Drinking what they can
Craving their life drug

Bees hum lazily, drifting on the breeze
Sipping the sweet wine oozing from petal skirts
From one to the next, testing the perfectly balanced bouquet
Savouring every last tantalizing drop

A clear rainbow orb falls from the azure sky
Breaking into shards of quartz on the unforgiving ground
A chrome blanket encompasses the sky
Forming a menacing mantle

Creatures cower in their shelters
Eyes turned fearfully to the roaring creature above
Its pounding steps coming closer
Tail lashing angrily across the sky in blazing trails of blue and indigo

As it stalks closer the air shudders
Creeping away from its terrible maw and gnashing teeth
The weight of the air is palpable and crushing
In its panic stricken search for safety on the ground

With one last bellowing roar
The monster drifts away, devoid of energy
One by one, the animals emerge from their refuge
Tasting the air for the burning tang of the nightmare above.