A new day

Months of white and gray fade away

as a new dawn comes. The sun breaks,

releasing colors once trapped by the

choking grasp of winter. What once was

is no more, and color is again restored.

The songbirds sing, welcoming the first breath

of a new season. Harsh winter winds warp

into soft spring breezes, carrying hopes

of soaring kites and sailing boats.

The active air becomes soothingly calm.

Rain replenishes the soil, resurfacing

the hard ground with soft grass.

Lawns once caked with deceased remnants

of fall are reborn through blossoms and bees.

The warming day’s light grants gifts of new life.

This time becomes a moment of metamorphosis,

remodeling the barren winter world with a

radiant and vibrant scenery. In the saga of seasons,

the winter’s tale is over, and the story of spring,

a recitation of romance and beauty, has just begun.

-Pat Sutphin