Here she comes!

Oh, here she comes!
With her light and her warmth.
Her soft, gentle breeze 
Begins to tease.
A Siren of the sun -
The beckoning has begun.
Flowers start to bloom 
Removing the gloom
Of the cold, dark enemy that came before her.

She brings a sense of hope and promise
As nature gifts new life.
Welcome rain helps to nourish
Blossom and bulbs begin to flourish. 
She shares in the sweet birdsong -
Fledglings flustering, with a whistling chirrup
Industrious bees buzz and bustle
Paths carpeted with yellow daffodils
Their trumpets perfectly poised.

As she hands the baton to her reliable friend
Who promises long evenings that never end
Who rises majestically with a scorching glow
A phenomenal Phoenix, her haunting melody to bestow.
This seasoned chum 
Brings a brighter, more fierce sun. 
With folk toiling and mowing
And shrubs relentlessly growing 
She brings people together
In a frisky abandon of garments and detritus
Feeding the greedy, gossiping gulls.

Unexpectedly, the evenings darken.
There’s a sudden chill in the air.
The Thunderbird arrives to command our skies
Bringing gusts and gales with their howls and their cries.
She brings with her a lush new palette
Of red, orange, brown and yellow
As the world sets to work to prepare for its foe.
Squirrels hustle
Leaves fall and rustle
Laying a colourful blanket over our Earth.
Beaks and paws gather twigs, fruit and nuts
And our feathered friends swarm off to warmer climes
While others build shelter and bide their time.

Then all too quickly she emerges.
A monochrome, ethereal creature
Her icy heart turning everything white and dark.
This graceful Griffin swoops in
And claims the land with her frosty claws
Her unrelenting strength destroying all in her path.
The World takes cover.
And waits for the freezing onslaught to be over.