Spring!

New, are the leaves that flutter in the wind,
Even though the tree is old, spring has given him a new life.
He revels in the knowledge that winter is over,
No longer will he be alone.
He will meet his old friends again,
those birds will come back to him.
They will tell him stories of their travels,
sing to him, bring him joy.
Once more will he see the world through their eyes,
one more will he dance to their songs.
He will shelter them from the rains,
protect their nests and little ones like his own.
Though he knows they will one day leave him and fly,
but he is not worried,
because today spring has gifted him his leaves,
and the wind has brought back the news of his friends returning home to him.