Dear Spring
Dear spring,
Oh, the melodic goldfinch birds would flutter
Around the needles of the pine, a figure eight they would weave
Crisp air with nestlings of twigs, humans could perceive
Near the blossomed daffodils, they’d seek seeds and hover
Oh, the painted white lattice did mutter
Fill the gaps with blooms and a veiny appearance of leaves
Buds open as fast as the crystal drops on New Year’s Eve
Yet with the gift of sight, arrays of colors created a stutter
Oh, the aromas did gust through the window, bread and butter
Mixed with the earthy fragrance, a lawnmower odor the nose retrieves
Yet the scent of the tulips bees sought, various pollen thieves
Dodging sprinkler drops, vibrations of wings created a buzzer
Oh, the beams of the sun softened the haze for a pre-summer
Honeycomb yellow, a burned violet dusk made a wanderer believe
The gold twine of the basketry, curvaceous and all interweaved
Warmth not scorching, but caressed all elements like a mother
Oh, but how this joy did recede, melancholy pervades I utter
For the season has passed, year cycled, February triumphs and we grieve
No tweets or twitters as they anticipate you spring and your physique
The critters scatter into their crevices, bites of the frost, they suffer
Oh, how the flowers lack petals and can’t dance with a lover
Winter was a month ago, now barren and fruitlessness supersedes
Holidays concealed the upcoming decay, acting with deceit
It is a hunter, terminating all life that can’t live by another
Oh, why must the wind withdraw the scents before supper?
Now the nostrils but only sniffle, no time to enjoy senses and proceed
The insects all in disbelief, no honeybees in sight, have they all gone to sleep?
Beauty of the earth now blankets itself undercover
Oh, the sky has become grim and all things they shudder
The sun peaks with a hello, yet is soon beaten by clouds in defeat
Many tones of black fade together, yet in the distance it is to repeat
How can this dismal month breach and recover?
Spring come again, I would like to soon meet
Sincerely, Stephanie