Spring

Yes spring is here
           finally you may say
a daffodil in every garden
           crocuses on every lawn
and every city bird
           will be nursing
laryngitis tonight

And with spring
           fresh hope
for another year
           wiping clean the slate
past failures consigned
           to the bin

and who knows
           where love will lead us
or where we will lead
           our love

John Lyons