Now and then
Even now as the days grow longer
snow has fallen across the land
Yesterday I counted empty birds’ nests
in the trees high above the railway line
Today they are lined with pure white snow
no place in which to lay an egg or raise a family
But soon the icy beds will melt away
and spring will usher in the mating game
then crows and magpies and pigeons
and more will begin to strut their stuff
and the air will be alive with love : then
the whole of nature will change its tune
roses in their beds will bloom and in a frenzy
the humble bee will make all the honey it can
John Lyons
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