Spring is Near

(February 21, 1979)

Spring is near

    I can feel it in the air

The snow is compressing

    It fell in inches and melts in centimeters.

Weeks from now

    The sun will shine daily,

It seems like years

    Since I have seen it.

And once summer arrives,

    I will long for cool weather

How fickle I am.

    I longed for the first snow.

And now I can't wait for Spring,

    I pray for the blessed sight

of those sweet fresh buds.

    I race headlong into Summer

only to proclaim it too hot and sticky.

    When Autumn arrives I love

the colors and the cool crisp air

    But all too soon I see

The naked countryside

    covered with snow.

The world has gone full cycle.

    And again I say

Spring is near

    I can feel it in the air.