WINTER GIVES WAY 613
As winter begrudgingly gives way
To spring, we watch with silent awe
As the petals from our tulip tree
Across our lawn doth gently blow
Witnesses of fair days and warmer nights
So nearly come within our grasp
The blossoms of a thousand limbs
Bespeak of a beauty rare
It comes upon us, everyone
This season of the year, and asks
Us, with simple faith, to offer
Trust and love to the father of us all
So season gives way to season
As upward the steps of time
We climb, making room for others
Persuading, perhaps aright at times
In the verdant meadows of our mind,
There's a fine season up ahead
(First published on April 29, 1979
with revisions posted on April 18, 2020.)
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