now everything's lacey and dusted with traces
of pollen, the trees have burst forth with the news
that spring is here, bringing the smiling bright faces
of lilies and tulips in various hues

the grey pall of winter is all but behind us
a wond'rous renewal! spring thunderstorms slake
the thirstiest seeds as needs be to remind us
that life is a feast all earth's creatures partake.

all benefit wholly, the high and the lowly,
the mighty and meek, not by right but design
this tapestry's woven, each season most holy
for reason known only to heavens divine