the visit

She arrived with the dawn, being ushered in even as we slept.  It had been long months since we had been graced by her beauty, her loveliness.


She stayed long enough to tickle us with her warmth. Melodies rose from her lips through soft and gentle breezes.  The trees themselves, standing bare of leaves, seemed to stretch yet taller, reaching their hungry limbs ever higher, begging her to stay.


Like dominoes, her aura spread from one place to the next.  The whole earth appeared to be more alive.  Children's laughter could be heard at every turn.  Dogs barked in unison and squirrels clamored about playfully as if they, too, were caught up in the sheer excitement surrounding her appearance.


The sky shone brighter and bluer, and the fluffy, white clouds  waltzed silently about on their dance floor.  Mysterious and beautiful shadows played on the ground, the water, as her light beamed down from above.  Remnants of giant snowmen and giant-er snow piles shrank and melted down to nothing.  


She was such a tease.


For, even while we were still reveling in her glory, she stole quietly away, leaving almost no traces that she had even been here.


Farewell for now, Spring. Please come back soon, to stay.