Sunlight drizzled through a sheet of cloud
And stenciled summer words on winter’s ground;
Tender things in need of spring’s arrival
Sifted from their holes to read the cipher.
Unknown and nocturnal creatures stretched
And flattened out into the niches left,
Whilst hibernating animals in turn
Uncurled a limb to see what could be learned.
Dizzying and busy things flew swiftly
Towards the early flora and its gifts,
And wind and water in accordance moved
To complement the vernal interview.
The stems of solar filaments that flickered
Replaced radiator heat and candle wick,
And everywhere the weather men agreed
That by tomorrow open skies would be perceived;
For even when in mind it still suffices,
The sight of it is greater than the likeness,
And even this old cynic gets excited
When sun and earth are once more reunited.
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