February..

 

February leads the spring

Pulling sharp spears of green 

Clear of the vestiges of winter

 

Leaving behind decaying remnants

 

Wreaths of pale dried grasses

 

Which drape and skirt hedgerows

Edge the trunks of mature trees

Gather damply in shady field corners

 

The dark months give way

To growth and renewal

February takes the season forward

Nobly into spring