Naked trees stand and slightly then aggressively shiver
Bare branches despair and shake in the unforgiving winds
Nature is not embarrassed
Nature embraces the shiver up its spine
The sun gazes at the world as I walk through it
I carefully follow the path
Across the neighborhood
Short but sweet my travels
As the snow melts away
Bringing with it a new day
I wonder about how close spring is
As I smell the ground warming up and witness
The tiny birds emerging
Nature’s sign of the times
