Ode to Springtime
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"Oh, springtime...sweet springtime you're finally here!
The snow is all gone and the skies are so clear.
The robins are back from their winter retreat.
The air is so fresh and the flowers are sweet.
I've waited so long for your joyous return.
All through the winter Oh, how I did yearn.
To witness the splendor that only you bring.
The bursting of color a new song to sing.
You warm up the air and the soil of the earth.
To renewal and beauty you gladly give birth.
No other season can rival your deeds.
You wash away gloom, you fulfill many needs.
Your rains cleanse the air of the winters bleak look.
You loosen it's grip on each babbling brook.
You wake all of nature from it's winter sleep.
(Even the insects that we wish you'd keep).
You bring forth the blooming of flowers and trees.
You dust winters' ashes with your gentle breeze.
Your crocus and tulips and daffodils too.
Put on quite a show with their colorful hue.
The birds sing your praises with songs crisp and clean.
Oh, springtime sweet spring you're a glorious thing."
--Unknown
