Cursive curtsies greet your yearning heart, unfurling again after winter's burden, like a garden's first crocus, a jolt to the senses. Lilac leaps from monochromatic monotony, pickwick stripes rising from dormant burrows, no longer afraid of uncertain skies. Invited pigment revives, ignited with a tiger's pulse, like your page decorated in heartbeat artistry. My lungs lift anew, blooming with freshness' debut. Impromptu whispers kiss another line, finding their icy wait reciprocated at the garden gate. . 4-9-2021 Anacreontic Verse Poetry Contest Sponsor: Silent One