Soft, white snowflakes pepper the ground

Leaves from the trees, brown and withered

Sunshine trapped behind the clouds

A rush of wind disturbs the quiet

Animals sleep in little nests

Grass covered up, nowhere to be found

Flurries of snow whisking around

People covered up from head to toe

Lakes frozen over with ice so smooth

Frosty air freezing your fingers and nose

But behind the darkness and gloomy cold

There’s something very special to celebrate warmth

A small little thing, hardly even a sprout

Pokes through the snow to soak up the light

A little green stem with a little green bulb

Announces the first bloom of spring, and the end of the winter.