Blows the thaw-wind pleasantly,
Drips the soaking rain,
By fits looks down the waking sun:
Young grass springs on the plain;
Young leaves clothe early hedgerow trees;
Seeds, and roots, and stones of fruits,
Curled-headed ferns sprout in the lane;
Birds sing and pair again.
~ Christina Rossetti, Spring
New hope
New paths
New growth
New potential
New life
New animals
New friends
New plans
New beauty
New vision
There is no time like Spring,
When life's alive in everything,
Before new nestlings sing,
Before cleft swallows speed their journey back
Along the trackless track--
God guides their wing,
He spreads their table that they nothing lack,--
Before the daisy grows a common flower,
Before the sun has power
To scorch the world up in his noontide hour.
~Christina Rossetti, Spring
