Spring

As the cold subsides and the snow turns to rain

So also do men’s hearts yearn to see the life of nature again.

With that same fervor that yielded cold and snow

Nature now produces life that begins to blossom and grow

The mist and cloud that absorbed even the sun

Now rolls back to reveal a world that is now hidden to none

The forest and snow-capped mountain

Is transformed into blooming life bubbling over like a fountain

With a heaving sigh and a whistling farewell

the winds of winter yield their occupations in forest and dell

the warmth of spring sets the frozen waters to liberty

as the warm soft ground begins to germinate and sets new shrub and flower free

With screams of delight and curiosity unleashed

Little children go forth and feel the growing ground beneath their feet

With new plant to discover and new butterfly to catch

Nature’s new adventurers go about in happiness as the door to life is unlatched

The new fawn learns to walk as a baby bird begins to chirp

And moles go about in the forest homing in the turf

The foals prance on the meadow as their mother looks proudly on

And roosters alike go through the dike to crow loudly at the dawn

For everyone spring is a season of joy and plenty

A season that starts life anew with all of its growth and beauty

To whom do we owe all of this life and grandeur? This beauty? This goodness?

It is God, my friends, who showers all of his blessings on us.

-J. Thomas Schutzman