Springtimes letter

Springtime’s  letter

Arrived like the unexpected letter
with the date stamp smudged
lost in the blizzard of the winters
confusion, meant lost or delayed? to find its way and lift the
senses, expected visit from a friend
like reading heartfelt words warming my core
standing in the weak sun, by patio doors
the hawthorns confetti
came like the postman’s drop
startles! like the bark of the dog
as I read on, the ink turning green with budding leaves,
tinted with yellow primroses and daffodils
hues of blue violets and bluebells
the brightly coloured stamp
and it is franked
and signed by Mother Earth