We had no spring. 
We had winter.

We had winter.

Suncameoutforasecondwhoopsnowitisgone.

We had winter.

And now April 21st. The second day of summer.

In just 48 hours no more logs on the fire.

Fly-sized mosquitos, crickets, frogs, and the smell

of photosynthesis for the first time in months.

There is no slow awakening,

just immersion into sun and bare legs

erasing the memory of our disgruntled months.