Good Morning, Spring

Today has said, “Good morning!”, and my ears can hear a brighter voice A change in tone, the choice of words, have dusted off my better mood Today has said, “Good morning! And my heart can feel a brand new joy As winter takes a final leave, and melts the cold with warmer hues Today now wakes anew, with the cleansing sound of springtime rain And sweeps the cobwebs from my brain, and clears a winter’s dread It is not that I will dawdle, ‘though my bed’s unmade again… The chores, for once, can wait awhile, while cobwebs clear my head I look outside my window, and relish what I see Those gloomy clouds are breaking up, as I pour my cup of tea The winter doldrums on my shoulders, which have been a part of me Have been shaken off, and swept away, like dust motes in the breeze The sun peeks through a rainbow’s hue, to takes the gloom away One raindrop clings to cobwebs strung, across my flower's bed _________________________________ For Francine Robert's Contest: Cobwebs and Dust By Carrie Richards 3/20/12