David Devine

Spring is a Many-Splendored Thing

Lyrics

Spring is a Many-Splendored Thing

When Spring finally came in
Winter finally went home
And it was a pleasant surprise
All those mountains of snow
Looked like little snow cones
Right before our very eyes

The sun, it got bright
And the robins came back
And a flower peaked up
Through the mud

And I thought about life
And I thought about hope
And I thought about
All of the above

The neighbors went back
To helping themselves
And the coats all went back
With the hats

And I tried to find
That old flame of mine
But I didn’t know
Where she was at

And the buds any day
Will break out and bloom
And the circle of life
Will begin

And I will walk out
In that fresh air of Spring
From the very same door
I walked in

About the Artist

David Devine’s poetry has been published in The Pittsburgh Press, The Erie Times, and The West County Journal. His work has also been featured on NPR’s The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor and A Prairie Home Companion. Currently, his poems are being featured on the local NPR station, WQLN, through his program, A Poetry Moment.