Spring...

when did you seep in
as the ice melted
after months long winter

and wasn't it just a while ago
when the snow fell
and the children danced
while the women laughed
and this beauty
that lay right before my eyes
got covered and lost its charm
like the mystic brown tree
covered in a blanket of snow

when did you seep in
oh shy spring
melted the snow
right before my eyes
did i realize?
did i hear the sound
of the birds passing by
did i feel the scent
or saw the colors change
from rusty brown and white
to red blue and green
who did you ask
before you came by
with your melodious song
ringing loud in my ears
like echoes of each passing day

when did i see the river flow down
changing to water on empty ground
a patch of dry land
moistened now perfectly well
when did you plant the seed
did i realize
when the first flower came
and scented the valley
did i see the blushing tree
slowly spreading its leaves
and the warm shy bud
playing hide and seek
until i turned my eyes
so it could blossom to flower

who did you ask
before you came by
i was perfectly seated
in my winter cot
soothing were winters
the doors well shut
under the fire light
did i forget to close them
and slept through the night
while the summer breeze
crawled into my room

the bird came flying
from a distant land
sat on my lap
taught me how to sing
the chirping songs of spring
in admiration i looked
with question in my eyes
will you come and go?
and leave me to fall

fall shall come by
as the spring came unknown
for such is its being
said the chirping soul

who did you ask
before you passed by

worry not O Maid
i shall pass too
before you shall know
the flowers will shy
and the leaves shall fall
before you doze off
fall shall come by
and put you back to sleep
in your winter cot