Persephone glowers at the buds and flowers pre-announcing Spring.
She winces fearing Winter’s powers soon will return to fling
finger-freezing sinus-seizing ice and wind around
and to stomp the budding flowers down in the refrozen ground.
Earth Tourist
recently posted poems by alan reynolds
Earth Tourist 
Hope spring reaches you by May. All of Mobile is sniffing from Live Oak pollen. A week ago 80 degrees.
Thanks Sandra. Mother used to say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. We are very much in the lion phase.