Easter Bouquet 2025: Biding, by Frances Boyle

Frances Boyle (she/her) is the author of three books of poetry, a novella, a short story collection and a forthcoming novel. Raised on the prairies, she has long made her home in Ottawa, where she helps run VERSeFESt, the city’s international poetry festival, and serves on the board of the League of Canadian poets. For more, visit www.francesboyle.com.

Biding

Is spring ever late
or does it just let winter yield
in its own sweet time? Easter
is shiftier     bouncier friskier
soft with chicks and lambs.
Roaming rabbits
are hard to wrestle
to ground.