Spring Has Sprung

Grey day after long, dreary, grey day

Came and lingered and slunk into

A hazy darkness not quite “twilight.”

Clouds were low, and constantly

Spilling on us, ducked and shivering as we were.

Once in a long while, a flighty scrap of blue

Dares to dart through the smother,

Only to be chased off by the brooding heavy,

Leaving us again in melancholy.

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Day in, day out, as we plodded along our daily lines…

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Until finally, bright-winged sun broke in!

Chasing off in turn the blanket of misery,

Calling forth color back into the world.

Sap thawed, and blood beat again.

Now pale green, pink, deep red, brilliant

Jewels of flowers leap from the earth

Rejoicing with us at the new day.

Verdant grass makes soft beds

For new-born who find themselves

In each others’ arms.

Free of months of dark and wet,

We twirl into the sunshine with childish delight

And celebrate-

Spring has sprung.