Rolling mounds of earth Flowing through a valley Blanketed with a cover of growing grasses Short and tall Medium and small Little splashes of colors Bloom in spring day As April showers bring May flowers The rain washes over the hills The wind rustles the stalks back and forth The plants fighting the wind Flying every which way But always staying still Rooted to the ground Gray clouds tumbling through the sky Crying over the loss of the sun And the plants press close to their home As the wind hurdles at them Threatening to take them away Dots of color float in the wind The petals that lost the battle