Spring Poem by Lauren Beasley

A time of transformation
A time of reflection
As flowers bloom
Into glorious perfection

Sweet songs are sung
By my feathered friends
How I missed their dear melodies
In days of fierce winds

Earth is beginning
To make a change
As bleak and black shift
Into a more colorful range

A time of rebirth
A time of rededication
Perhaps a time
Of renunciation

As Earth sheds her coat
Of clouds and of cold
Suppose we as well
Should forsake ways of old

Winter thoughts -
Sad and gloomy -
Shall turn to spring thoughts,
Both glad and roomy

Partners in life
May change their position
Once potential lovers,
Now friends by tradition

Inhale the new air
Acknowledge Earth's breath
As she makes an effort
To wake from death

A time to think back
A time to remember
All the mistakes you made
And turn them to ember

Move on from now
Take note from the tree
Her old leaves were shed
But now blossoms she sees

Life makes a change
But 'tis life none the less
Though pain she does bring,
Feel life's gentle caress

Though at times it is hard
To see meaning in storms
Know they bring beauty
When a new season forms

The cold gave us
New appreciation
For the little signs
Of Earth's recreation

A flower bud before
Might have been neglected
But now it brings joy
And will not be rejected

A time of hope
A time of laughter
Looking ahead
To the warmth hereafter

Accepting new roles
Both outside and in
A shift for the better
And forgetting our sin

Life, love
Inspiration
All brought to me now
In spring's admiration