Spring Is Near Poem by Barry Middleton

the air is changing now
and winter soon will fade
the cloudless sky is blue
no more am I afraid

for soon azaleas bloom
and brittle trees transform
the mockingbird will sing
and honeybees will swarm

each year it is the same
although I never tire
as spring brings hope again
forever to inspire

as life begins anew
I'll take another chance
and spin the wheel again
to change my circumstance

I will not miss the gray
I will not grieve the cold
I welcome sun and heat
the spring is precious gold