Spring River

Spring welcomes us home:
a vivid splay of vibrant greens
to warm the eyes
and raise the hearts.
The sliver of river
once spied between 
the tangles of bare branches
now blooms and overflows
like so many flowers along its bank.
Sunlight stirs us on,
beyond the hour we once huddled indoors
to bask in orange rays that skitter
across Earth's surface
long into the evening.
We stay awake even under moonbeams,
arms wide and mouths upturned,
embracing each spring day 
for one moment more.