The warm west wind
hastens in Spring,
strips the snow off the land
like an impatient lover.
The Sun, it’s power unfelt
during Winter’s long embrace,
now beholds the hills and valleys
of a naked Earth.
Its ardor intense
and welcomed.
In between cool rain showers
that wash away
the layers of cold weariness
and return to vibrant shoots
of first sprung green to the fields.
Now awake,
now clean;
Earth weaves a fertile garment
of flowers and leaves and long grasses.
Bidding Winter a fond good-bye,
ready to resume courtship
with Summer, soon to come.
HG – 2016
