Frost's Departure

The spring air was welcomed

With open windows, doors,

And arms-

A rising wind with a chilled entrance,

A warm embrace before exit-

Moody attitudes fluctuated

Catching sight of pixie dust

And the scent of blooming florals,

Hearts bouncing with the rays

Of a sun set high,

As dreamers remembered

Where they left off

And worker-bees

Continued projects long stalled-

Resuming a life

As though never paused,

The recollection of things stored

During Winter’s reign-

A village on the verge of upheaval

When the last frost passed-

A vagrant making its way

To the northern lands-

Before torches were raised

And fire set to Earth

Awaiting the warming nature

Of Spring and her followers-

A departure meant to save,

A departure only wanted until the sun

Grows too hot, too powerful

In a world dying of thirst.

Katrina Thornley is a nature poet. novelist, and freelance journalist that resides in Rhode Island. She has two poetry collections currently published, a novel, as well as a short story anthology. Her poetry collections "Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature" and "Arcadians: Wooden Mystics" were inspired by a local park and life in her small rural town. You can find them on Amazon now!

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