Thunder and Icing
Persephone’s birth pangs
Her water has broken
Jagged lightning of pain

Darkness in daytime
Rumbling thunder
April sky pouring
A wintery rain

Every branch coated
In crystal and dripping
Freezing and melting
At the same time

Weather is fickle
Sunny then dreary
The birth of a season
Welcome Springtime!



©April 5, 2023
By Diane E. Dockum