soft warm sunshine 

climbs through my window

every morning, 

a runaway 

returning.

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the days are in 

no hurry

to retire to 

darkness

they beg for 

just a little longer.

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a walk among the thaw

the barren branches now 

proudly displaying 

green baby buds

the birds chatter

and the Thames 

cracks with 

joyful laughter

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-spring has arrived in Oxford