Spring

I am spring Winter is my precursor And summer my predecessor Just when you think Winter is insurmountable I sprout, spring forth with gusto Ravaging your cranium with rose, Dazzling your eyes With lilies, silver and red maples I saturate your log holes With early morning and late afternoon songs From pine, hooded warbler and vesper sparrow I evoke fresh rain from the sky, Misty mornings and warm weather I release plants from winter's brutal hold, Vacate deep snow, ice sheets and gray skies I bequeath your environment with Beautiful butterflies, lady bugs And just as your smiles are getting wider, I dissipate salubriously Leaving you with harsh realities of summer I am spring