The breezy wind blows brightly colored
Leaves across the open road, each day
The weather is warmer, flower bulbs pop
Up, a bright rainbow peeks through the trees,
The sun comes up with a big bright smile,
Still so early the grass is drenched with dew,
The crisp strong smell of spring fills
The air, a bright sunbeam reflects on the crystal
Clear water, the sky now hidden by the big puffy
Clouds, the trees are now green again, planting
Sunflower seeds, apples and peas, just amazing,
No more oranges or yellow, just green and true blue,
No more fields of hay, a lot less gray, the smell of
Flowers goes around, a little gust of wind blows
The trees’ branches against the window, it taps and
Makes a sound,
All together, every sound, smell, and feeling of spring,
It’s wonderful always changing, and I like it that way.
Avery McGrady, 13, lives in Clifton Park, N.Y., and has been coming to Martha’s Vineyard since she was a baby. This poem was written when Avery was 9.