signs of spring

bulbs are poking up out the ground,
tulips, daffodils and irises are rising out of the dormant ground,
the buds on the trees are starting to swell,
plums are starting to look like they're on verge
of bursting into flower,
walking along alberta,
being out in the rain is no longer unpleasant,
but rather a meditation,
everywhere i look,
the robins are hopping around and chirping,
the rhubarb is uncurling out of the ground,
the garlic shoots are sticking up out of the earth,
defiant spires of green,
spring is on the march,
the will of the earth is awakening,
out of the torpor of winter's sleep,
in defiance of my sadness,
life begins to bloom