SPRINGDAYS
TheiceintheharborgrewblackandrottenintheMarchsuns；inApriltherewerebluewatersandawindy，white-cappedgulfagain；andagaintheFourWindslightbegemmedthetwilights。
\"I’msogladtoseeitoncemore，\"saidAnne，onthefirsteveningofitsreappearance。\"I’vemisseditsoallwinter。Thenorthwesternskyhasseemedblankandlonelywithoutit。\"
Thelandwastenderwithbrand-new，golden-green，babyleaves。TherewasanemeraldmistonthewoodsbeyondtheGlen。Theseawardvalleyswerefulloffairymistsatdawn。
Vibrantwindscameandwentwithsaltfoamintheirbreath。Thesealaughedandflashedandpreenedandallured，likeabeautiful，coquettishwoman。Theherringschooledandthefishingvillagewoketolife。