Life Returns As Winter Ends

The skyline of denuded branches Standing sorrowful and bleak In the winterscape of what had been A bright sunlit garden of joy. There are lumps of melting snow Still sitting on the unkempt lawn And on the stone slabs of the steps That lead to our home, our world. I could not go out or ride today My bike or play with my friends. There is such a biting wind chill That drives the temperature down Far below zero as the wind howls. Some more days of eager waiting And the sun will shine bright again Life will return and the winter end. The plants will bring forth flowers The lawns will be shining and smiling The trees will be in regal splendor As new leaves fill them and hug them Like children to their loving mother.