Spring
Written By Tracey Stankus 3/9/2025
The long dark days of winter are behind us
Clocks have jumped ahead
The lovely glow of spring
Ideal for minimal dread
Time to plant our seeds to root
Hoping to put forth shoots
Tips of tender green blades, Leaf or sheath
Hidden life beneath
That breaks forth from underneath
Windy cold days with sun shining bright
Almost out of sight
Some days with soaking rain
Grass of brown with green returning
Young leaves clothe early hedgerow trees and shrubs remain
Birds sing and pair again make the days such a delight
There is no time like Spring,
When nature in New England is alive again,
Before new nestlings sing,
Before snowbirds make their journey back,
Along their path some in flight,
God guides their wings,
He spreads their table that they nothing lack,
Before the tulip and daffodil are back
Before the sun has power,
Longer days on track for the flower
There is no time like Spring,
Spring-life born to die,
Before the tulip and daffodil grow
Chicks hatched in a nest,
Mama's gaze allows them to rest,
Grown on the gusty branch worn
Strong on the wing:
There is no time like Spring
Now newly born,
Some Hastening to die,
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