Hello, Paul D!

I'm offering you this review in celebration of Earth Day, which is marked on the 22^nd April every year, and on behalf of "The Earth Day Challenge" 

Thank you for being aware of our planet and the environment.

What I liked

I love the idea of the poem, and it's strong structure, how each part of the poem performs a function in the symbolism of the transition from winter to spring. I think that the spring section is particularly well written because there's a clear chronological sequence of events from thaw through buds blooming to laughing children.

What might need work

Your second line should be two syllables, according to the structure you state, but "stripped" is only one syllable:
https://www.howmanysyllables.com/words/stripped

"buds pop their heads for a look" - consider: buds pop heads out for a look. It keeps the same syllable count, so it agrees to your structure, yet sounds smoother, imho.

Thank you for sharing!

Best wishes,

Bob






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