SEASONS DON'T FEAR THE REAPER

CATCHING GLIMPSES OF SPRING
WE CAN'T HELP BUT YEARN
FOR WHAT IS IN STORE
REANIMATION BEGINS
 
THE TREES, THE FLOWERS, THE GRASS
BREAKS AND REACHES OUT INTO THE CHILLY AIR
THE SIDEWALKS COME TO LIFE
WITH THEIR MILLION LEGS, HEARTS, FEET, AND MINDS
 
CATCHING GLIMPSES OF SPRING
THE WHITE ICE LOSES ITS GRIP ON THIS LAND
MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN SHED THEIR HEAVY COATS
AS IF TO BRACE FOR GROWTH AND RENEWAL
 
THE PARKS, THE BEACHES, THE CAMPGROUNDS
POPULATE TO CAPACITY ONCE MORE
COLD GIVES WAY TO WARMTH WHILE SNOW GIVES WAY TO RAIN
WINTER RETURNS FOR ONE LAST STINT, RECLUSION RESUMES