spring

my shoulders relax as the sun defrosts my body,

the stress, the cold that made me ache melts away.

my mood lifts as the temperature rises

and I feel that I'm alive again, I'm being renewed.

the sky is bluer, the air is warmer.

I can hear the birds once again, the breeze is fragrant.

the wind doesn't cut through to my bone, down to the marrow.

I welcome the rush round my face and through my hair.

the clouds are golden as the sun sets after dinner.

I don't mourn its departure, for I know tomorrow,

tomorrow it will rise before I do and wake me with its brightness,

and the day will be new, fresh, and light.

once again death is held at bay, the cold is banished.

for a time we will revel in the sun and heat

and remember that no cold will ever stay forever

and death will never win.

it's here...

spring will come

I'm thankful that spring is on its way. It is hard to believe it today while the weather turns icy and we have sleet and snow. But the snow doesn't stay forever now, and the sun rises earlier everyday. Soon flowers will bloom, the birds will sing, and the wind will be gentle.

Spring will come, it will be warm again soon.