EARLY SPRING

                                                 EARLY SPRING

                                         Can Spring come too early
                                         For those who have had
                                         A bitter Winter?
                                         Where frost hath chilled hopes
                                         And frozen warm relationships
                                         Or stilled familiar voices.
                                         Can Spring come too soon?
                                         We think not.

                                         Can Spring with its resurrection
                                         Come too quickly
                                         To wipe away stained cheeks
                                         Or mend broken hearts
                                         Or calm troubled souls?
                                         Ah, we think not.
                                        Come Spring, come early
                                        Come soon.