after being blanketed, stored away,
the earth bursts forth at every corner.
the first to announce the arrival
of the wondrous season are the
tiny yellowish green weeds.
they inch through every floor crack
outside the house.
tree twigs, bare for three months,
start sending out
twin-leaf green peace signs.
young office workers put on new attires
to match refreshing new environment.
butterflies, birds and bees
too hail in the season with
a chorus of new songs and dances.
jovial aunties and uncles walk
a lighter tune now that they could
shed off the bundles on them.