Somewhere in the city Darkness was a-creeping The streets of early evening And turning into night Deep within the woodwork Something bad was answering An ancient call of nature And coming back to life Sleepers were awakened From long hibernations Breaking through the icing Of a welcome winter thaw Children, they were ringing In the streets of the city Their voices in the twilight Through weather cold and raw Seedlings were awaiting Springtime germination The little hints and whispers Of fingers pushing through People in the spirit Of the Vernal Equinox Amid the stars and planets The world was turning, too Somewhere in the city Someone had awakened The lights of living flickering And Death was born anew Peepers, they were singing In the fields all evening And deep within the woodlands The worm was turning, toomore