springtime

Springtime
by kenny merrell

Soft and silent drips the tears of winters last snow flake
And moisture tempts the seed to gently sprout
Springs breath upon the snowy hill evaporates
As gentle tendrils slowly lift their heads
‘Tis spring that covers all the landscape
Hearts asleep in winter’s cold begin to slowly stir
Their beat slowly quickening within their murmuring
Love gentle and caressing’, as gentle as flowers in first bloom
A young man’s fancy turns to courting
He spies the beauty, which only shines, within his eyes
He kneels on bended knee requesting
Oh how the light outlines her visage
As she gives the answer, yes, and then time flies
Each year makes the two a little closer
Each year through good times and the bad
Each year He asked “Oh, Please! Just a little longer”
Without your love I surely will cease to be
And now the season once again must alter the beginning
Living now only in their memory
She remembers him as gentle as the snowflake
He remembers her as soft as spring’s first rose