The Summer Prelude

The Spring enters with trepidation.

A young, naked girl dipping
The end of her toes in a lake.

Slowly,
Afraid of cold.

A foot comes next.
Bare leg.
Goosebumps along her body.

Sunshine is not constant.

Diving or screaming,
Hiding or smiling,
Between the waves of clouds.
Teasing.
Begging.

“Jump in,”
She says.

(freewrite excercise: Begin a poem with 'the spring enters with...')