Springtime Sonnet

I came across a vale one afternoon
While quietly, aimlessly wandering.

In the wind I heard a wonderful tune:
"Let all the earth rejoice now and welcome spring!"

As clouds appeared, snug snapdragons looked up;
Lilies restless laughed and perfumed the air;
Wild tulips stretched—each bloom a thirsty cup.

What role was I to play among them there?

The raindrops fell; they soaked that flow'ry field.

They drenched my clothes and washed away my woes; 

Then I, enraptured, cried out, "I will yield!"

I knelt and prayed, and happily arose.
"I must rejoice!" I told the setting sun; 

Why should these blissful blooms have all the fun?


© 2025 David Acosta