Poems for Ostara/Spring Equinox

An appreciation for spring expressed through art & poetry.

Spring has always been my least favorite season. Growing up in southeastern Texas, we didn’t really have spring—it’s a two season kind of place. On top of that, it seemed like, for awhile, major upsets in my life happened in the spring.

It wasn’t until I moved to Minnesota seven years ago (has it already been seven?!) that I started to appreciate spring. After my first long, arctic, icy winter, how could I not see spring in a new light?

One of my favorite things about spring here is that there a lot of trees whose petals turn pink, white, purple, or magenta in the spring before going green. That was totally new for me my first midwest spring.

Living a four-season area has made me appreciate ALL seasons a bit more, but today I’m welcoming spring with some of my favorite spring-themed poems I’ve written.

Enjoy, and blessed Ostara!

First published in my book A Time for Winter (2019). Artwork: “Spring” by Sandro Botticelli (c. 1480)

Artwork: “The Crimea (Spring)” by Jan Ciągliński (1906)

Artwork: “Landscape, Early Spring” by Walter Emerson Baum (c. 1922)

First published in Pink Apple Press, Issue 1: Golden Hour. Artwork: “Spring” by Arnold Böcklin (1862)

First published in blood moon POETRY, Issue 2: [in]bloom. Artwork: “Bachufer mit Hühnern” by Demeter Koko

First published in my book Clear (2021). Artwork: “Spring” - Alphonse Mucha (1896)

Artwork: “Spring Blossom” by Aureliano de Beruete

Artwork: “Spring” by Arthur Allen Lewis (c. 1900–1923)

First published in my book A Time for Winter (2019). Artwork: “The Mountain Mists” - Herbert James Draper (c. 1912)

Artwork: “Cinderella” by Elenore Abbott (1920)

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