springtime tease

(written circa 2012)

springtime where I'm from is like a striptease from nature.
"show me some!"
we shout and holler and whistle,
but after a quick tease flash of sunlight
or growing grass
she covers back up under a thick white blanket
to our boos and hisses.
but it is always certain...
she'll show us her flower eventually,
as soon as she wants us to see it.