Spring

At last, she arrives in splendour,  
bringing her constellation of colours:  
green shoots, white-pink blossom.  
golden daffodils, purple crocuses  
and even, after false starts,  
an azure sky.  
As new life beckons,  
something awakens within me.  
Although everything has its season,  
the darkness never lasts  
and Spring is just part of the cycle,  
the promise of heat and light and hope  
buoys me, and I breathe a little easier.