And once again
the spring is here:

With her throbbing joys
and fledgling dreams;
With her singing birds
and laughing streams.

I can feel the excitement
of a million different lives
swirling all around me
and pumping through my veins.

I am tempted to jump for joy
and join them in their dance:

To grow a pair of wings
and soar off
into the swallow-dotted sky.

But the knowledge of
the sweltering heat to come
keeps my feet firmly planted
on the ground.

©Anneshiningstar2020
01/10/20