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The Beauty  of  Spring

 

by  Chinyere   Nwakanma

Sunday     20/09/2026  14:09  5mins

 

One of the  things  I find amazing  in life is the  moving  of the  clock  forward  and backwards during British summer and winter  which has a very  significant  meaning  that  many  people  overlook. Spring  will  start in March  and on the   29th  of  March  2026, Big  Ben will  be moved   forward as  spring will say  goodbye  to the harsh  old  winter  and many  people will  be returning to  work soon as the weather warms up. Winter is  a very  stagnant  time , as the  clock  is moved backwards , some animals and plants go  into  hibernation  and most places  are almost at stand still  with  some businesses  like the ice  cream  people resting  their  vans , as few  people eat ice creams  during  winter. Spring is a season of transition between winter and summer, characterized by warming temperatures, melting snow, and longer daylight hours. Nature awakens as plants bloom, trees sprout new leaves, and animals emerge from hibernation or give birth. It is a time marked by increased rainfall, growth, and the arrival of migratory birds.

But  as  the  plants and  animals stand  up  to  move ,  many  people  still travel  to  warmer countries during  spring to  rest,before  summer  starts. As the  clock is  shifted  forward on the  29th  of  March, many  people  will  not remember  and some people   will  actually  wake up by 4.00am  to  dress  up for  service  or for work  just to find out that they are the early birds  that had  to arrive  one hour  earlier before  everyone. Lots of birds  will come out  of their  hibernation homes  and many people  will leave their  sleeping beds. There  are significances to life in the  events  to  usher  human  into the  Spring  and   Summer seasons,meaning that  life  will move forward  as many return to  work  and  other  activities.Life  will  become business  as usual for  many  people. Spring is often associated with spring  cleaning ,planting flowers, and enjoying outdoor activities.It  also  signifies progression for  United Kingdom  with  all the other  countries involved with  the season  as the  economies  get  better,  as many people  return to  activities. Spring and Summer signifies  a  return from  sleep  to life,  hence  the clock  moving forward  and the Spring flowers and  leaves will return to beautify the country. The  waters of  spring will   water  the entire country  during spring  and many  businesses  will see improvements. That is the  amazing  thing  about life,so   each  season  share  life  events,that  reflect  their meaning  to  human.These are  the wonderful events  of nature  which  make life  amazing  and  interesting. Many people  embrace  spring  with joy  and laughter  and the  people  that sell umbrella  have  business  boom as  many  buy  lots  of the  products  to protect  themselves from the  showers  of spring. It is a dicey weather  sometimes , as people have to juggle  life between  the   cold sometimes  the  rain and  the warmer weather . And  walking swiftly  inside the rain, becomes the  norm  of the day as  life moves  on away from  winter. Life moves  forward  indeed and for  the  elderly  it  reminds  them  about  life  as  younger people,  embracing  each  weather yearly,  moving  from winter  to spring  and back  to  Summer and it brings  beautiful  memories  of what  may have happened  to them  over the years . Spring signifies  a time of hope , as  we move into the  bright better  summer  days , without  wearing  our heavy  coats  and   clothes.Everyone  is looking  forward  to the clock  moving  forward  with  joy  and  anticipation.

Spring waves goodbye  to the winter  days

by  Chinyere  Nwakanma

 

Spring  waves  goodbye  to the  winter  days

Spring Returns ,Spring  Returns, Spring  Returns

With  springs on people's feet

As  the bird's  eggs  and the bird's  nests

Grace  the grasses  near  the  sea beds

And  the  daffodils

Spring  up  near  the  Streams

Spring waves goodbye  to the  winter  days

As the  spring days  return

Spring  returns  ,Spring  returns,Spring returns

As  the  women  wave  goodbye

To  the cold  waves  from the  sea nearby

Spring returns  as  tears of joy

Roll  down from  the trees  and the flowers

Tasty  and dried  from the  lash 

Of the  cold winter  who withered their petals

As they  laughed   to drink  from the  springs

Of  the  spring waters  of  the  springs

Spring  returns  with  the happy, clappy  children

Dancing to the music of  joy

Spring  returns  as the  clock

 Moves  forward and with the  news 

Of the  spring  blooming  flower's  move

Spring  returns  as  the  bright  flowers  wake

As  spring  wakes   them from  sleep  and slumber

And the women  leave the hunger

As the music blasts  on the  windows

Spring  returns  with  its  beauty

As  the  gardens  bloom  and the  petals  laugh

As  they soak the  water  of spring  and  breath

As  their leaves  leave the  winter pains

Spring returns  as  life  returns to the  days 

Of  gain  and no pains

As Spring  awakes  the sleeping  flowers

And the  dying trees and  the flowers

Awake to fun  and laughter

Spring  returns and awakes  the  sleeping  men

And  women  wearied by the lashes  of  winter

Wearied  by the  days  of  struggle  and  scrapple

The  women  leave their  heavy  coats behind

The men  move on to  work 

Spring  awakes  us to life  and love

As  people  smile to a new  dawn  of  hope

Leaving the  winter  days  behind

Hoping  to hit  the spring gold

Spring  returns  with  a clap

As  the  clock  moves  forward

Chiming  tick tock, tick  tock, tick  tock

To great  talks  and  mouths  full  of laughter

As  life  goes on

 Away  from the cold winter  days and  to fun

Spring  waves goodbye to  the winter  days

© Chinyere  Nwakanma  and  Graceland  Books  and Allied  Ltd  March   2026