(written for my wife)
S pring always comes, however slow it seems,
A nd on the trees at last from sleeping wood
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W ith the various images here you seem to tell SH that if cyclicity is the law of nature, hope and regeneration are part of it.
This beautifully descriptive double delight shows no restriction of conformity. The inevitability of Spring arriving slowly gives the sonnet a special edge of yearning for its coming. The imagery of the blossom petals recalling snow and throwing the confetti on the warming earth made me think of a Spring bride (perhaps it could have been used in the imagery) . I felt the joy in the second stanza as nature rejoices and loved the cuckoo (my Father's uncle composed the Cuckoo Waltz so I am biased) Wonderful writing Paul. 10 Karin Anderson