There shall come Spring rains <br />When all seems lost to the cold decay <br />And Winter shall release its icy reign <br /> <br />When hopes anew are all but slain <br />By the bitter hold of frigid days <br />There shall come Spring rains <br /> <br />Vernal longings shall make their way <br />As colors emerge from shades of gray <br />And Winter shall release its icy reign <br /> <br />Nature's display may seem bleak and inane <br />As Winter's chill yet still remains <br />There shall come Spring rains <br /> <br />Joy will abound where sorrow had lain <br />As Spring once more holds sway <br />And Winter shall release its icy reign <br /> <br />Cold may rear its head time and again <br />Bear faith and do not dismay <br />There shall come Spring rains <br />And Winter shall release its icy reign<br /><br />Sheri Walters<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/spring-rains-a-villanelle/
