Poem: "Spring," by Kathi Webster

.Poem: Spring.

Today there is talk of winter
Cold fingers extending to April,
Overcast skies and mud to

follow
People scowl at seasonal drabness

I protest “but spring is almost

here!”
Received with howls of yankee laughter,
“Read the almanac, you’ll

see a long winter”
Serious weather pessimists surround me
Tonight Nature

plays an extra joke
A fast-moving storm white washes the state,
Snowflakes

dance close with their lovers
Swirling and waltzing in my

headlights
Swaying in a slow motion fantasy
Perhaps a tango, I need to

look closer
Children peer from yellow glow windows
I choose a pristine

road and make new tracks
Grinning at the sheer purity of the scene,
I

choose to have spring now in my heart
To listen to the heartbeat of the world.

by Kathi Webster [originally written under the alias of Dakini]

Written by my twin sister who passed away suddenly in 2006. Sis I miss you every day, but your spirit shines brightly.