Spring

MELT
Written By Erin Kalpin

The nights are getting shorter

The sun sets later in the day

I hear a woodcock buzzing

Saying ‘Spring is on the way!’

I count how many times

He circles in the sky

Before diving towards the pasture

To marvel watching eye

Spring peepers sing a song

That sends warmth into the air

As the sun sets on another day

An awakening, nothing can compare

‘Meeps’ and ‘Peeps’, I close my eyes

Against a purple sky

Tonight I’ll sleep much better

Knowing Spring is on the way.

Erin Kalpin

Erin Kalpin was born and raised in Minnesota. She makes her living training versatile hunting dogs and spends the majority of her Fall season in the grouse woods of northern Minnesota and across the prairies of North Dakota. Her writing is inspired by her time spent outdoors and the deep connection between humans and nature.

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